Table 3.
Cardiac output, heart rate and stroke volume, immediately prior to exercise and during maximal exercise following short-term consumption of placebo and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (n=11).
Immediately Prior to Exercise | During Maximal Exercise | ||
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Cardiac Output | Placebo | 7.8 ± 0.6 | 29.6 ± 2.2 |
(L·min-1) | EGCG | 6.8 ± 0.4 | 30.2 ± 1.4 |
Heart Rate | Placebo | 77 ± 3 | 178 ± 3 |
(beats·min-1) | EGCG | 70 ± 4* | 177 ± 3 |
Stroke Volume | Placebo | 102 ± 9 | 166 ± 12 |
(ml) | EGCG | 98 ± 7 | 171 ± 9 |
Data are mean ± SE. EGCG: Epigallocatechin-3-gallate.
Denotes difference to placebo prior to exercise (P < 0.05)