Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Parameters | PAF (n=26) |
PD (n=12) |
MSA (n=21) |
Undetermined (n=10) |
All Patients (n=69) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, male/female | 17/11 | 6/5 | 9/11 | 6/4 | 38/31 |
| Age, years | 68±10 | 69±7 | 59±7 | 67±7 | 65±9 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27±4 | 24±3 | 27±4 | 27±2 | 26±4 |
| Systolic BP, mm Hg | |||||
| Supine | 144±31 | 142±24 | 140±20 | 133±32 | 141±26 |
| Upright | 77±21 | 79±20 | 84±15 | 76±26 | 79±20 |
| Diastolic BP, mm | |||||
| Hg | 81±13 | 78±12 | 85±14 | 74±6 | 81±12 |
| Supine | 49±12 | 51±12 | 58±10 | 52±19 | 53±12 |
| Upright | |||||
| Heart rate, bpm | |||||
| Supine | 69±11 | 69±14 | 74±10 | 64±9 | 68±11 |
| Upright | 81±15 | 82±13 | 87±14 | 83±12 | 86±12 |
| Norepinephrine, pg/mL |
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| Supine | 90±89 | 115±62 | 181±86 | 116±65 | 126±89 |
| Upright | 145±128 | 256±282 | 384±299 | 277±192 | 257±249 |
All values are expressed in mean ± standard deviation.