Table 1.

Responses to RVN and LVN stimulation compared with BL

	RVN		LVN
	BL	During stimulation	BL	During stimulation
Heart rate, beats/min	84 ± 5	71 ± 5*	84 ± 4	73 ± 5*
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	120 ± 7	110 ± 8*	119 ± 8	111 ± 8*
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	83 ± 8	73 ± 8*	83 ± 9	74 ± 9*
End-systolic pressure, mmHg	89 ± 9	77 ± 9*	91 ± 9	83 ± 9*
End-diastolic pressure, mmHg	4 ± 1	6 ± 1	6 ± 2	6 ± 2
dP/dtmax, mmHg/s	1,660 ± 154	1,490 ± 160*	1,595 ± 155	1,416 ± 135*
dP/dtmin, mmHg/s	−1,511 ± 211	−1,090 ± 208*	−1,520 ± 213	−1,161 ± 231*
Time constant of isovolumic relaxation, ms	41 ± 4	50 ± 7*	41 ± 3	50 ± 5*
PR interval, ms	114 ± 4	137 ± 5*	112 ± 4	140 ± 4*

RVN, right vagal nerve; LVN, left vagal nerve.

^*P < 0.05 vs. baseline (BL).