Table 2.

Haemodynamic postural response in HF patients vs. HT patients and healthy controls

	HF patients	HT patients	Healthy controls
	(n = 33)	(n = 10)	(n = 10)
SAP (mmHg)
Supine	119 ± 26	127 ± 14	131 ± 16
Δ% 60 s upright	−9 ± 15a	+2 ± 8b	+4 ± 7b
Δ% 240 s upright	+3 ± 14	+3 ± 11	+7 ± 15
DAP (mmHg)
Supine	55 ± 13	61 ± 9b	60 ± 12
Δ% 60 s upright	−8 ± 21a	+7 ± 14a , b	+8 ± 6a , b
Δ% 240 s upright	+11 ± 19a	+12 ± 19a	+15 ± 13a
HR (beats/min)
Supine	66 ± 7	65 ± 9	69 ± 12
Δ% 60 s upright	+16 ± 12a	+10 ± 15a	+17 ± 8a
Δ% 240 s upright	+11 ± 10a	+11 ± 13a	+17 ± 10a
SV (mL)
Supine	89 ± 21	105 ± 19	85 ± 17
Δ% 60 s upright	−13 ± 12a	−21 ± 15a	−16 ± 8a
Δ% 240 s upright	−15 ± 11a	−19 ± 13a	−19 ± 10a
TPR (dyn·s/cm5)
Supine	1316 ± 458	1114 ± 547	1403 ± 503
Δ% 60 s upright	−9 ± 17a	+19 ± 21a , b	+3 ± 9b
Δ% 240 s upright	+7 ± 16	+20 ± 29a	+12 ± 14a

DAP, diastolic arterial pressure; HF, heart failure; HR, heart rate; HT, hypertensive; SAP, systolic arterial pressure; SV, stroke volume; TPR, total peripheral resistance.

^a P < 0.05 supine vs. upright.

^b P < 0.05 vs. HF patients.