Table 4.

Haemodynamic and echocardiographic parameters measured during a standardized exercise challenge at baseline, throughout the endurance cycling trial and during recovery from exercise

		Baseline	50%	75%	100%	1 h	3 h	6 h	24 h
Haemodynamics
Mean arterial blood pressure (mmHg)	90 min	94 ± 2	92 ± 2	92 ± 2	92 ± 2	93 ± 2	95 ± 3	95 ± 3	94 ± 3
	120 min	93 ± 3	93 ± 3	93 ± 3	93 ± 3	92 ± 2	94 ± 3	93 ± 3	95 ± 3
Cardiac output (l min−1)	90 min	12.0 ± 1.1	12.6 ± 1.0	12.5 ± 1.2	13.5 ± 1.2	12.9 ± 1.1	13.0 ± 0.9	12.7 ± 1.0	11.8 ± 0.7
	120 min	11.7 ± 0.8	11.8 ± 0.7	11.1 ± 0.6	11.9 ± 0.8	12.2 ± 0.8	12.6 ± 0.9	12.4 ± 0.8	11.5 ± 0.8
Systemic vascular resistance (mmHg min l−1)	90 min	8.6 ± 0.9	7.8 ± 0.8	7.9 ± 0.8	8.0 ± 0.9	7.8 ± 0.8	7.7 ± 0.6	8.0 ± 0.9	8.4 ± 0.7
	120 min	8.3 ± 0.7	8.2 ± 0.5	8.6 ± 0.6	8.1 ± 0.6	8.0 ± 0.8	7.8 ± 0.7	7.8 ± 0.6	8.6 ± 0.8
Intracardiac pressure (E/E')	90 min	6.3 ± 0.4	6.3 ± 0.4	6.1 ± 0.4	6.0 ± 0.3	6.0 ± 0.5	6.2 ± 0.4	6.4 ± 0.3	6.5 ± 0.4
	120 min	6.6 ± 0.4	6.5 ± 0.5	6.4 ± 0.5	6.2 ± 0.3	6.4 ± 0.4	6.2 ± 0.4	6.1 ± 0.3	6.3 ± 0.4
Conventional echocardiography
LV end diastolic volume (ml)	90 min	151 ± 10	145 ± 8	145 ± 9	148 ± 9	144 ± 9	148 ± 9	145 ± 9	151 ± 8
	120 min	148 ± 9	151 ± 9	147 ± 9	150 ± 8	149 ± 9	146 ± 8	145 ± 8	146 ± 8
LV end systolic volume (ml)	90 min	42 ± 3	45 ± 4	45 ± 5	47 ± 4	45 ± 3	46 ± 4	43 ± 4	46 ± 3
	120 min	43 ± 3	49 ± 5	47 ± 4	45 ± 4	47 ± 4	45 ± 3	47 ± 4	45 ± 4
LV stroke volume (ml)	90 min	130 ± 9	115 ± 8*	113 ± 8*	117 ± 7*	114 ± 8*	120 ± 7*	125 ± 8	123 ± 7
	120 min	128 ± 8	122 ± 6	117 ± 6*	115 ± 7*	120 ± 7	124 ± 6	123 ± 8	129 ± 8
RV fractional area change (%)	90 min	57.4 ± 1.2	52.5 ± 1.8*	52.8 ± 1.6*	53.3 ± 1.7*	52.1 ± 1.9*	54.0 ± 1.7*	51.7 ± 1.4*	53.4 ± 1.9
	120 min	56.9 ± 1.1	52.6 ± 1.6*	52.8 ± 1.8*	54.4 ± 1.8*	52.4 ± 2.2*	54.4 ± 1.6*	51.9 ± 1.3*	53.9 ± 1.7

Data are the mean ± SEM. *Significantly different from baseline (P < 0.05). ^†Significantly different from 90 min (P < 0.05).