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. 2008 Oct 2;112(4):294–302. doi: 10.1159/000159123

Table 2.

Hemodynamic and angiographic measures before- and after treatment


Before treatment
After treatment
p value
Control (n = 7)
 HR, beats/min 84 ± 2 84 ± 2 0.851
 Mean AoP, mm Hg 73 ± 3 76 ± 4 0.668
 LV EDP, mm Hg 14 ± 1 15 ± 1 0.356
 LV EDV, ml 60 ± 1 63 ± 1 0.006
 LV ESV, ml 38 ± 1 44 ± 1 <0.001
 LV EF, % 36 ± 1 31 ± 1 <0.001
 Wall stress, g/cm2 54 ± 1 57 ± 3 0.341
 τ, ms 44 ± 1 54 ± 1 <0.001

Atenolol (n = 6)
 HR, beats/min 81 ± 3 85 ± 2 0.234
 Mean AoP, mm Hg 75 ± 4 73 ± 3 0.544
 LV EDP, mm Hg 14 ± 1 13 ± 1 0.137
 LV EDV, ml 60 ± 2 60 ± 2 0.771
 LV ESV, ml 37 ± 1 36 ± 1 0.111
 LV EF, % 38 ± 1 39 ± 1 0.137
 Wall stress, g/cm2 61 ± 6 55 ± 5 0.215
 τ, ms 45 ± 1 42 ± 2 0.195

Metoprolol CR/XL (n = 7)
 HR, beats/min 84 ± 3 82 ± 2 0.594
 Mean AoP, mm Hg 75 ± 3 77 ± 4 0.567
 LV EDP, mm Hg 15 ± 1 12 ± 1 0.007
 LV EDV, ml 62 ± 2 61 ± 3 0.188
 LV ESV, ml 39 ± 2 35 ± 2 0.002
 LV EF, % 37 ± 1 43 ± 1 <0.001
 Wall stress, g/cm2 58 ± 3 48 ± 3 0.005
 τ, ms 45 ± 3 36 ± 1 0.008

HR = Heart rate; AoP = aortic pressure; EDP = end-diastolic pressure; EDV = end-diastolic volume; ESV = end-systolic volume.