Table 2.

Cardiac function at rest and during sub-maximal exercise

	REST	EXERCISE
Heart rate (bpm)	67 ± 15	110 ± 3 *
Left ventricular mass (g)	128 ± 28	128 ± 28
Ejection fraction (%)	65.7 ± 3.8	74.3 ± 4.7 *
End diastolic volume (ml)	147.6 ± 30.6	142.4 ± 25.1
End systolic volume (ml)	50.9 ± 13.4	36.2 ± 10.2 *
Stroke volume (ml)	96.7 ± 19.1	105.7 ± 18.7
Cardiac Output (l/min)	6.5 ± 1.9	11.6 ± 2.1 *
SBP (mmHg)	108 ± 14	128 ± 22 *
DBP (mmHg)	66 ± 11	62 ± 6
Workload (W)	-	96 ± 27

Data are mean ± SD. SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure. *P < 0.05 for rest vs. exercise.