Table 1.

Cardiac function at the stabilization period (baseline data)

	Control	Sleep deprivation	p value
LVDP*	93.14 ± 4.9	75.5 ± 3.5	0.035
Heart rate*	262.2 ± 11.1	347.5 ± 19.7	0.003
dp.dt max*	2897.1 ± 75.1	2367 ± 222.7	0.021
dp.dt min*	2555.3 ± 227.6	1788.8 ± 105.9	0.046

Data shown as mean ± SEM. LVDP: Left ventricular developed pressure; ± dp/dt: peak rates of positive and negative changes in left ventricular pressure;

^*p < 0.05.