Table 1.

Muscle sympathetic nerve activity during CPT and IHE/PEI

	Burst incidence (bursts/100 heart beats)	% of Baseline	Burst frequency (bursts/minute)	% of Baseline	Burst area per minute	% of Baseline
Cold pressor test
Baseline	47	100	29	100	1.77	100
CPT Minute 1	37	78	27	93	1.53	86
CPT Minute 2	19	40	15	52	0.67	38
CPT Minute 3	23	49	15	52	0.80	45
Handgrip exercise
Baseline	51	100	28	100	1.98	100
IHE Minute 1	29	57	23	82	0.32	67
IHE Minute 2	23	45	19	68	0.78	39
PEI Minute 1	35	69	25	89	1.32	67
PEI Minute 2	32	63	23	82	1.28	65

Data are reported as 1‐min averages. CPT, cold pressor test; IHE, ischemic handgrip exercise; PEI, postexercise ischemia.