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. 2023 Oct 26;135(6):1440–1445. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00630.2023

Table 2.

Changes in mean arterial pressure and cMRI outcome variables

Ketone
Placebo
P Value
0 min 15 min 30 min 45 min 60 min 0 min 15 min 30 min 45 min 60 min Condition Time Interaction
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg 69 ± 2 71 ± 2 71 ± 3 71 ± 3 72 ± 3 68 ± 3 72 ± 3 71 ± 3 73 ± 3 71 ± 3 0.810 0.037 0.616
LV morphology
 EDV, mL 152 ± 7 155 ± 7 154 ± 7 153 ± 8 152 ± 7 154 ± 8 155 ± 7 152 ± 7 153 ± 8 150 ± 7 0.519 0.253 0.394
 ESV, mL 62 ± 4 61 ± 3 59 ± 3 58 ± 3 59 ± 4 63 ± 4 65 ± 4 64 ± 4 64 ± 4 62 ± 4 0.023 0.171 0.263
LV function
 Ejection fraction, % 59 ± 1 61 ± 1† 61 ± 1*† 62 ± 1*† 61 ± 1* 59 ± 1 58 ± 1 58 ± 1 58 ± 1 59 ± 1 0.033
 End-systolic elastance, mmHg/mL 1.50 ± 0.10 1.55 ± 0.11 1.60 ± 0.11 1.64 ± 0.11 1.64 ± 0.12 1.43 ± 0.09 1.46 ± 0.10 1.47 ± 0.09 1.49 ± 0.09 1.51 ± 0.10 0.008 0.002 0.479
 Arterial elastance, mmHg/mL 1.01 ± 0.05 0.98 ± 0.05 0.99 ± 0.05 1.00 ± 0.06 1.03 ± 0.06 0.99 ± 0.05 1.03 ± 0.05 1.04 ± 0.05 1.05 ± 0.06 1.05 ± 0.05 0.129 0.018 0.052
 LV-arterial coupling, Ea/Ees 0.69 ± 0.03 0.65 ± 0.02† 0.63 ± 0.03*† 0.62 ± 0.02*† 0.64 ± 0.03* 0.70 ± 0.03 0.72 ± 0.03 0.72 ± 0.03 0.72 ± 0.03 0.71 ± 0.03 0.030
 Peak circumferential strain, % −19.8 ± 0.6 −20.1 ± 0.6 −20.2 ± 0.7 −20.1 ± 0.6 −19.7 ± 0.6 −19.4 ± 0.6 −19.6 ± 0.5 −19.3 ± 0.5 −19.3 ± 0.4 −19.3 ± 0.6 0.040 0.524 0.508
 Systolic circumferential strain rate, %/s −99 ± 2 −100 ± 3 −105 ± 3† −105 ± 3† −105 ± 4† −97 ± 2 −97 ± 2 −96 ± 2 −95 ± 2 −96 ± 2 0.034
 Early diastolic circumferential strain rate, %/s 152 ± 6 152 ± 8 150 ± 8 150 ± 8 147 ± 8 148 ± 7 141 ± 6 136 ± 5 137 ± 5 138 ± 6 0.036 0.058 0.617
 Torsion, °/cm 3.0 ± 0.1 3.1 ± 0.1 3.1 ± 0.1 3.4 ± 0.2 3.3 ± 0.1 3.0 ± 0.2 3.1 ± 0.1 3.0 ± 0.1 3.1 ± 0.2 3.3 ± 0.2 0.337 0.030 0.268
 Peak twisting rate, °/s 39 ± 2 40 ± 2 41 ± 2 45 ± 2 47 ± 2 41 ± 2 40 ± 2 41 ± 2 41 ± 2 41 ± 2 0.326 0.042 0.057
 Peak untwisting rate, °/s −60 ± 3 −57 ± 3 −60 ± 4 −64 ± 4 −67 ± 4† −59 ± 2 −60 ± 3 −55 ± 3 −59 ± 3 −56 ± 4 0.026

Data reported as means ± SE for n = 11 young, healthy adults. Ea, arterial elastance; EDV, end-diastolic volume; Ees, end-systolic elastance; ESV, end-systolic volume. *P <0.05 vs. 0 min, †P <0.05 vs. placebo (significant values in bold).