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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Res. 2012 Dec 11;73(3):286–293. doi: 10.1038/pr.2012.183

Table 2.

Mean heart rates (HR) by telemetry following injections with sympathetic and parasympathetic antagonist.

Medication (dose) Measurement Saline Sertraline
10 ml/kg/d 5 mg/kg/d
N = 10 N = 11
Prazosin ( 1mg/kg) HR, bpm 534 ± 92 518 ± 14
HR, % baseline 99 ± 13 100 ± 13
Scopolamine (2mg/kg) HR, bpm 613 ±13 633 ± 20
HR, % baseline 120 ± 3* 120 ± 4*
Metoprolol ( mg/kg) HR, bpm 504 ± 9 486 ± 35
HR, % baseline 99 ± 3 91 ± 7

bpm = beats per minute.

*

p < 0.05.