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. 2008 May 2;295(1):H145–H153. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.01179.2007

Table 2.

Arterial-ventricular coupling ratio, its components, and their determinants at rest and during exercise in NT and SH men and women


Men
Women
NT SH NT SH
EaI/ELVI
    Rest 0.58±0.16 0.54±0.17 0.52±0.17 0.41±0.11
    25 W 0.45±0.13 0.44±0.16 0.38±0.16 0.35±0.14
    50 W 0.40±0.14 0.37±0.15 0.34±0.13 0.30±0.16
    50% 0.37±0.15 0.35±0.15 0.32±0.14 0.30±0.14
    Peak 0.34±0.19 0.34±0.16 0.27±0.13 0.30±0.19
    Reserve −0.23±0.19 −0.20±0.16 −0.26±0.15 −0.10±0.19
EaI, mmHg·ml−1·m−2
    Rest 2.32±0.52 2.98±0.48§ 2.26±0.47 2.63±0.55
    25 W 2.33±0.52 2.84±0.55§ 2.43±0.58 2.52±0.53
    50 W 2.40±0.53 2.88±0.62§ 2.54±0.65 2.64±0.58
    50% 2.57±0.57 3.02±0.69§ 2.56±0.60 2.60±0.57
    Peak 3.15±0.73 3.52±0.80§ 2.94±0.74 2.86±0.60
    Reserve 0.82±0.59 0.53±0.66 0.67±0.56 0.27±0.69
ELVI, mmHg·ml−1·m−2
    Rest 4.26±1.29 6.08±2.15§ 4.73±1.84 7.06±2.74§
    25 W 5.66±2.00 7.43±3.16§ 7.98±7.52 8.80±5.78
    50 W 6.73±2.97 9.13±4.10§ 8.95±5.74 15.35±21.35
    50% 8.12±3.51 10.37±4.82§ 9.77±5.85 12.71±12.04
    Peak 13.21±16.45 16.27±18.64 15.49±14.20 17.82±25.03
    Reserve 9.03±16.18 10.14±18.17 10.81±13.60 11.11±24.36
ESVI, ml/m2
    Rest 27.7±7.6 24.8±7.2 24.3±6.5 21.5±7.1
    25 W 25.8±7.7 23.6±8.3* 21.0±7.5 20.7±8.2
    50 W 24.5±8.3 21.0±8.1 19.5±6.9 18.9±10.4
    50% 22.0±8.4 19.9±8.2 18.8±7.7 18.5±9.6
    Peak 20.4±10.7 19.6±9.7 15.4±7.1 18.2±11.1
    Reserve −7.3±8.9 −5.2±7.3 −9.0±6.7 −2.8±9.7
SVI, ml/m2
    Rest 48.4±9.54 47.1±7.97 47.9±9.2 52.8±10.5
    25 W 58.3±11.12 55.5±10.68 56.1±13.2 60.0±11.6
    50 W 61.3±10.67 58.4±11.73 59.0±11.6 62.3±11.8
    50% 61.7±11.70 58.5±11.12 60.8±11.9 62.3±12.4
    Peak 60.1±11.70 58.8±12.17 60.0±11.7 61.3±10.4
    Reserve 11.7±10.07 11.8±9.81 12.4±8.4 9.0±9.2
EDVI, ml/m2
    Rest 76.5±14.2 71.8±11.1 72.2±12.0 74.2±15.7
    25 W 84.5±14.8 78.7±14.3§ 77.6±14.4 80.7±16.2
    50 W 86.2±15.4 79.3±14.9§ 78.5±14.2 81.1±17.9
    50% 83.9±14.7 78.3±14.8§ 79.2±14.0 80.8±18.7
    Peak 80.9±16.8 78.3±17.9 75.5±13.7 79.4±16.4
    Reserve 5.0±13.4 6.7±12.7 3.6±10.3 6.2±12.1
ESP, mmHg
    Rest 110±9.8 137±8.4§ 105±10.4 134±7.9§
    25 W 133±13.5 152±15.0§ 132±15.7 146±16.9
    50 W 143±15.4 164±19.3§ 143±19.6 162±19.2
    50% 153±18.1 171±21.0§ 149±19.2 158±19.3
    Peak 183±24.8 200±22.5§ 168±20.6 173±24.7
    Reserve 73±23.3 63±22.3 64±19.1 39±22.8§
HR, beats/min
    Rest 66±9.0 70±12.2 70±9.9 67±10.6
    25 W 89±10.6 91±11.6 99±14.3 100±18.1
    50 W 99±12.6 100±11.5 114±16.1 117±19.8
    50% 109±14.6 108±12.7 120±16.6 111±19.0
    Peak 146±22.8 140±19.8 148±22.1 137±19.8
    Reserve 81±22.5 70±22.0 80±23.8 70±18.3
CI, l·min·m−2
    Rest 3.2±0.6 3.3±0.7 3.3±0.6 3.5±0.9*
    25 W 5.2±1.0 5.1±1.0 5.5±1.4 6.0±1.7*
    50 W 6.1±1.3 5.8±1.2 6.6±1.4 7.3±1.7
    50% 6.7±1.4 6.3±1.2* 7.2±1.6 6.9±1.9
    Peak 8.8±2.0 8.2±1.7 8.9±2.3 8.3±1.9
    Reserve 5.6±1.8 4.9±1.7 5.6±2.1 4.9±1.7
SVRI, dyn·s−1·cm−5·m−2
    Rest 2,405±569 2,803±574§ 2,193±485 2,547±597*
    25 W 1,667±367 1,964±405§ 1,568±346 1,678±372
    50 W 1,512±360 1,743±326§ 1,369±289 1,434±300
    50% 1,431±330 1,655±295§ 1,293±300 1,520±359
    Peak 1,253±335 1,444±388 1,158±377 1,313±241
    Reserve −1,155±518 −1,351±598 −1,034±420 −1,246±590
SWI, mmHg·ml·m−2
    Rest 5,373±1,207 6,483±1,293§ 5,020±1,135 7,054±1,410§
    25 W 7,852±1,756 8,426±1,735 7,411±1,973 8,772±1,883
    50 W 8,853±1,921 9,609±2,230 8,462±1,904 10,187±1,800
    50% 9,356±2,154 9,985±2,108 9,062±2,035 9,889±2,012
    Peak 10,970±2,703 11,893±2,854 10,092±2,335 11,014±2,617
    Reserve 5,605±2,507 5,374±2,621 5,055±1,807 3,791±2,064
PVA, mmHg·ml·m−2
    Rest 6,901±1,461 8,183±1,745§ 6,281±1,253 8,490±1,706§
    25 W 9,543±1,998 10,232±2,024 8,780±2,098 10,277±2,146
    50 W 10,597±2,168 11,336±2,519 9,839±2,025 11,743±1,937§
    50% 11,127±2,322 11,677±2,463 10,440±2,147 11,355±2,296
    Peak 12,818±2,997 13,843±3,396 11,369±2,401 12,711±2,953§
    Reserve 5,963±2,597 5,613±2,926 5,076±1,858 4,010±2,091

EaI/ELVI, arterial-ventricular coupling ratio; EaI, effective arterial elastance; ELVI, left ventricular end-systolic elastance; ESVI, end-systolic volume index; SVI, stroke volume index; EDVI, end-diastolic volume index; ESP, end-systolic pressure; HR, heart rate; CI, cardiac index; SVRI, systemic vascular resistance index; SWI, stroke work index; PVA, pressure-volume area.

*

P < 0.07;

P < 0.05;

P < 0.01;

§

P < 0.001, SH men or women vs. their NT counterparts after adjustment for age.