Graphs showing the ventricular-arterial coupling measures used in the present study. Arterial elastance (A), end-systolic elastance (B), and Ea/Ees ratio (C) at different intensities of exercise. Error bars denote the SD of the mean. ∗, p ≤ .01.
Abbreviations: Ea, arterial elastance; Ees, end-systolic elastance; Ea/Ees ratio, ventricular-arterial coupling.