TABLE 1.
CARDIOVASCULAR DATA FROM DOGS INJECTED WITH MICROSPHERES AT REST AND DURING EXERCISE
| Resting Dogs (n = 2)
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Exercising Dogs (n = 4)
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| Preinjection | 15 min Postinjection | Resting, Preinjection | Exercise | Resting, 15 min Postinjection | |
| Cardiac output, L | 5.4 ± 0.6 | 5.5 ± 0.1 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 11.9 ± 1.8* | 6.0 ± 0.4 |
| Stroke volume, ml | 44 ± 3 | 43 ± 2 | 47 ± 4 | 53 ± 4 | 46 ± 3 |
| Heart rate, beats/min | 123 ± 6 | 128 ± 4 | 126 ± 10 | 224 ± 14* | 134 ± 7 |
Data are presented as means ± SE.
*
p < 0.05 versus preinjection. No differences in resting cardiovascular function were observed within each group before (preinjection) or 15 minutes after injection of microspheres.