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. 2013 Nov 8;306(2):H261–H269. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00709.2013

Table 3.

Hemodynamic and gas exchange variables during hypoxia

Healthy
MetSyn
Placebo Indo Placebo Indo
MBP, mmHg*
    Baseline 90 ± 2 95 ± 2 102 ± 3 105 ± 2
    90% 94 ± 2 94 ± 2 105 ± 3 104 ± 3
    80% 92 ± 3 95 ± 2 105 ± 3 104 ± 4
PetCO2, mmHg*
    Baseline 39 ± 1 39 ± 0 38 ± 1 37 ± 1
    90% 39 ± 0 39 ± 0 38 ± 1 37 ± 1
    80% 39 ± 0 39 ± 0 38 ± 1 38 ± 1
SpO2, %
    Baseline 98 ± 0 98 ± 0 98 ± 0 98 ± 0
    90% 90 ± 0 90 ± 0 90 ± 0 90 ± 0
    80% 80 ± 0 81 ± 0 80 ± 0 80 ± 0
FiO2, %
    Baseline 19 ± 0 19 ± 0 20 ± 0 20 ± 0
    90% 12 ± 0 12 ± 0 13 ± 0 12 ± 0
    80% 9 ± 0 10 ± 0 10 ± 0 9 ± 0
MCAv, cm/s*
    Baseline 73 ± 5 48 ± 2 66 ± 4 44 ± 3
    90% 79 ± 5 51 ± 3 68 ± 5 48 ± 3
    80% 85 ± 5 55 ± 3 71 ± 5 54 ± 3
ΔMCAv, cm/s
    90% 6 ± 1 3 ± 1 2 ± 1 4 ± 1
    80% 11 ± 2 8 ± 1 8 ± 2 12 ± 1
Indo Change ΔMCAv*
    90% −3 ± 1 2 ± 1
    80% −4 ± 2 4 ± 2
CVCi, cm·s−1 ·mmHg−1*§
    Baseline 82 ± 5 51 ± 3 65 ± 5 42 ± 3
    90% 86 ± 6 55 ± 3 65 ± 5 46 ± 3
    80% 94 ± 7 59 ± 3 68 ± 5 53 ± 3
ΔCVCi, cm·s−1 ·mmHg−1§
    90% 3 ± 1 4 ± 1 0 ± 1 4 ± 1
    80% 11 ± 2 8 ± 2 5 ± 2 13 ± 2
Indo Change ΔCVCi*
    90% 0 ± 1 4 ± 1
    80% −3 ± 2 7 ± 3

Values are means ± SE. Indo, indomethacin; MBP, mean blood pressure; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; Indo Change ΔMCAv, magnitude of change of ΔMCAv after Indo; Indo Change ΔCVCi, magnitude of change of ΔCVCi after Indo.

*

Main effect of group,

main effect of hypoxia,

main effect of Indo,

§

group × Indo interaction (P < 0.05).