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. 2012 May 1;7(5):e36302. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036302

Table 1. Effects of Hypoxia and Subsequent CK-2019165 or Nitroprusside.

Pre-Hypertension Baseline Pulmonary Hypertension baseline Hypoxia Model (CK-165) % change Hypoxia Model (Nitroprusside) % change
(n = 6) (n = 6) Intravenous (n = 5) Inhalation (n = 6) Intravenous (n = 6) Inhalation (n = 6)
Heart Rate (bpm) 125±7.7 146±9.4 8.7±1.0% 3.3±0.8% ## 8.6±2.7% −0.4±0.8%
Mean Arterial Pressure (mmHg) 97±3.1 71±1.8** −10.7±2.8% ## −0.6±1.0% −25.9±2.5% 2.5±3.4%
Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure (mmHg) 17.8±0.3 28.8±1.0** −13.7±2.4% −13.9±3.3% −22.6±3.4% −12.2±1.4%
Pulmonary Blood Flow (L/min) 2.6±0.1 (n = 5) 2.8±0.2 (n = 5) 9.4±1.1% ## 1.5±1.3% (n = 5) 4.2±2.2% (n = 5) 1.5±1.0% (n = 5)
Pulmonary vascular resistance (mmHg/L/min) 4.0±0.3 (n = 5) 8.1±1.0** (n = 5) −21.9±2.9% −17.2±5.7% (n = 5) −14.7±4.7% (n = 5) −13.2±3.1% (n = 5)
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p<0.05 Pulmonary Hypertension vs. Pre-Hypertension Baseline.

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p<0.01 Pulmonary Hypertension vs. Pre-Hypertension Baseline.

p<0.05 Hypertension Baseline vs. Subsequent CK-2019165 or nitroprusside.

p<0.01 Hypertension Baseline vs. Subsequent CK-2019165 or nitroprusside.

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p<0.05 CK-2019165 vs. nitroprusside.

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p<0.01 CK-2019165 vs. nitroprusside.