Table 2.

Values for maximum gains and top plateau and bottom plateau from normal animals and animals in heart failure (n=8 both groups).

	Normal	Heart Failure
sBP vs HR
Maximum gain (beats/min/mmHg)	−5.34 ± 0.66	−3.29 ± 0.56 *
Top plateau (beats/min)	162.0 ± 11.44	117.1 ± 4.3 ***
Bottom plateau (beats/min)	52.6 ± 4.3	58.2 ± 1.8
dBP vs normalized CSNA
Maximum gain (% max/mmHg)	−6.03 ± 0.95	−6.33 ± 1.06
dBP vs CSNA
Maximum gain (spikes/sec/mmHg)	−2.30 ± 0.41	−5.51 ± 1.60
Top plateau (spikes/sec)	43.8 ± 9.9	76.8 ± 14.5
Bottom plateau (spikes/sec)	−2.47 ± 3.5	−3.0 ± 2.2

Abbreviations: CSNA, cardiac sympathetic nerve activity; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; HP, heart period; HR, heart rate.

^*P<0.05,

^**P<0.01,

^***P<0.001 vs normal group.