Table 1.
Clinical characteristics and autoantibody titers of the patients
| Patient | Age (yrs) |
Sex | BP (mm Hg) |
Pulse (bpm) |
ECI (L/min/m2) |
SVR (dynes/sec/cm5) |
NE Response (pg/ml) |
Cold Pressor BP (Pulse) B = baseline P = post |
ELISA Titers Anti-β1AR Anti-β2AR |
ELISA Titers Anti-M2R Anti-M3R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 73 | M | R 138/94 | R 78 | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1:3,200 | 1:400 |
| U 102/64 | U 88 | 1;3,200 | 1:6,400 | |||||||
| 112 | 71 | M | R 128/84 | R 50 | R 2.6 | R 1775 | R 356 | B 132/84 (70) | 1:3,200 | 1:400 |
| U 112/70 | U 60 | U 2.1 | U 1790 | U 678 | P 158/84 (70) | 1:3,200 | 1:3,200 | |||
| 118 | 50 | F | R 97/72 | R 48 | R 2.9 | R 2066 | R 303 | B 133-84 (52 | 1:1,600 | 1;1,600 |
| U 68/52 | U 68 | U 2.1 | U 2494 | U 567 | P 153/97 (53) | 1:1,600 | 1:3,200 | |||
| 156 | 57 | F | R 118/78 | R 84 | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1:3,200 | 1:3,200 |
| U 102/62 | U 112 | 1:6,400 | 1:1,600 | |||||||
| 159 | 19 | F | R 114/76 | R 86 | R 3.5 | R 1138 | R 167 | B 110/67 (77) | 1;12,800 | 1:12,800 |
| U 94/65 | U 128 | U 2.4 | U 1550 | U 483 | P 118/67 (77) | 1:6,400 | 1:1,600 | |||
| 236 | 53 | F | R 126/68 | R 70 | R 3.0 | R 1277 | R 311 | B 112/76 (64) | 1:25,600 | 1:1,600 |
| U 102/52 | U 85 | U 2.5 | U 1364 | U 455 | P 122/82 (72) | 1:12,800 | 1:1,600 |
BP, blood pressure; ECI, estimated cardiac index; SVR; systemic vascular resistance; NE, norepinephrine; R, recumbent; U, upright; ND, not determined; B, basal; P, peak