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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2016 Sep 23;14(1):25–33. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.09.019

Table 1.

Average voltage of skin sympathetic nerve activity in normal healthy volunteers

Electrode location CPT VM
Baseline CPT Recovery N Baseline VM Recovery N
V1 0.77±0.07 1.2±0.29*, 0.79±0.02 9 1.25±0.20 3.66±0.82*, 1.21±0.19 8
V2 0.85±0.08 1.21±0.16*, 0.86±0.07 9 1.00±0.17 3.91±0.74*, 0.95±0.17 8
V3 1.07±0.38 1.24±0.28*, 1.15±0.52 9 1.04±0.17 3.56±0.81*, 0.96±0.20 8
V4 0.78±0.01 1.04±0.05*, 0.84±0.10 9 0.85±0.06 4.01±1.00*, 0.85±0.06 8
V5 1.00±0.40 1.44±0.59*, 1.13±0.26 9 1.01±0.15 4.28±0.99*, 1.04±0.14 8
V6 0.77±0.04 1.37±0.33*, 0.84±0.07 6 0.79±0.15 4.69±0.92*, 0.78±0.17 6
Unipolar wrist (C2) 3.23±0.81 4.21±0.98 3.38±0.27 3 4.89±1.08 4.96±0.07 1.67±0.21 2
Bipolar RA-LA (C1) 1.50±0.20 4.68±0.10*, 2.07±0.25 4 2.06±0.66 4.59±0.74*, 2.62±1.14 4
Bipolar Finger-finger (C2) 1.27±0.01 1.28±0.01ǂ 1.28±0.01 3 1.29±0.01 1.30±0.00 1.30±0.02 2
Bipolar Arm-arm (C3) 2.36±0.77 2.90±0.83 2.58±0.68 2 2.60±1.03 3.24±1.06*, 2.44±1.06 2
Bioplar RA-LL (C1) 0.95±0.02 1.56±0.08* 1.18±0.09 4 1.48±0.67 4.58±1.23*, 1.74±0.95 4
Bioplar RA-LL (C2) 1.32±1.46 2.08±0.30*, 1.35±0.07 3 1.59±0.13 2.19±0.24 1.92±0.35 2
Bioplar RA-LL (C3) 1.72±0.13 2.41±0.12*, 2.04±0.15 2 0.93±0.65 3.13±2.25 1.00±0.72 2

All data expressed as average SKNA in μV± standard error. The filter setting was 500 Hz high pass.

N=number of patients studied in the lead configuration for the particular maneuver

C1–C3, configuration 1–3 as shown in Figure 1 of the online supplement

*

p<0.001 vs baseline,

p<0.001 vs recovery,

ǂ

p<0.05 vs baseline.