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

Table 4.

Hemodynamic and gas exchange variables during hypercapnia

Healthy
MetSyn
Placebo Indo Placebo Indo
MBP, mmHg*
    Baseline 91 ± 2 94 ± 2 102 ± 3 104 ± 3
    Hypercapnia 94 ± 2 95 ± 2 105 ± 3 108 ± 4
PetCO2, mmHg*
    Baseline 39 ± 0 38 ± 0 38 ± 1 37 ± 1
    Hypercapnia 49 ± 0 48 ± 0 47 ± 1 47 ± 1
SpO2, %*
    Baseline 98 ± 0 98 ± 0 98 ± 0 98 ± 0
    Hypercapnia 100 ± 0 100 ± 0 99 ± 0 99 ± 0
MCAv, cm/s
    Baseline 71 ± 3 48 ± 3 65 ± 4 46 ± 3
    Hypercapnia 87 ± 4 56 ± 3 84 ± 5 56 ± 3
ΔMCAv, cm/s
    Hypercapnia 17 ± 1 8 ± 1 20 ± 2 10 ± 1
Indo Change ΔMCAv
    Hypercapnia −9 ± 1 −9 ± 2
CVCi, cm·s−1·mHg−1*
    Baseline 80 ± 5 51 ± 3 64 ± 4 44 ± 2
    Hypercapnia 94 ± 5 59 ± 4 81 ± 5 52 ± 3
ΔCVCi, cm·s−1·mmHg−1
    Hypercapnia 15 ± 1 8 ± 1 16 ± 1 8 ± 1
Indo Change ΔCVCi
    Hypercapnia −8 ± 1 −9 ± 1

Values are means ± SE.

*

Main effect of group,

main effect of hypercapnia,

main effect of Indo (P < 0.05).