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. 2002 Jan 1;538(Pt 1):271–278. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013044

Table 2.

Reference values, blood pressure potentiation (PESP) and premature ventricular complex (PVC)characteristics in IDC patients and healthy subjects (Control)

Measurements IDC Control
Reference
  HR (bpm) 77.4 ± 11.7 73.1 ± 11.1
  SBP (mmHg) 102.8 ± 13.9 122.0 ± 22.6*
  MBP (mmHg) 74.8 ± 10.9 81.9 ± 15.9
  DBP (mmHg) 66.4 ± 11.7 70.5 ± 13.2
  AMP (mmHg) 42.9 ± 10.4 59.0 ± 12.6*
PESP
  SBP+1 (%) 10.77 ± 9.72 −5.11 ± 1.92**
  MBP+1 (%) 4.83 ± 5.96 −4.24 ± 2.38**
  DBP+1 (%) −0.09 ± 0.05 −0.16 ± 0.04**
  AMP+1 (PEAP)(%) 48.70 ± 32.6 9.80 ± 5.54**
PVC
  Coupling interval (s) 0.55 ± 0.10 0.52 ± 0.08
  Compensatory pause (s) 1.02 ± 0.19 1.13 ± 0.20

All parameters are means ±s.d. Abbreviations: HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; MBP, mean BP; DBP, diastolic BP; AMP, BP amplitude.

*

P <0.05

**

P <0.01.