Table 1.

Physical Characteristics and Peripheral Vascular Hemodynamics

	Control (n=6)	Aortic‐Banded Sedentary (n=6)	Aortic‐Banded Exercise Trained (n=6)
Body mass, kg	46±3	48±2	49±3
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	82±7	103±8a	82±6
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	61±8	80±5	67±5
Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg	68±8	88±6	72±6
Pulse pressure, mm Hg	21±2	23±5	15±2
Total peripheral resistance, mm Hg·L·min−1	7.6±0.6	13.2±1.3b	9.6±1.1
Systolic carotid artery diameter, mm	5.8±0.3	5.8±0.2	5.8±0.1
Diastolic carotid artery diameter, mm	5.4±0.3	5.5±0.2	5.4±0.1

^a P=0.09 vs control.

^b P<0.05 vs all other groups.