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. 2017 Feb 27;27(3):167–173. doi: 10.1007/s10286-017-0409-7

Table 4.

Hemodynamic changes after 3-min head-up tilt test in the cohort of 1520 patients with history of syncope and/or symptoms of orthostatic intolerance stratified according to supine blood pressure below vs. equal to or above 160 mmHg presented as mean ± SD

Hemodynamic parameter All patients 3-min HUT ΔSBP ≤ −20 mmHg
All patients
n = 1520
Supine SBP <160 mmHg
n = 1350
Supine SBP ≥160 mmHg
n = 170
All patients
n = 176
Supine SBP <160 mmHg
n = 127
Supine SBP ≥160 mmHg
n = 49
ΔSBP (mmHg) −2 ± 17 −1 ± 15 −12 ± 27* −37 ± 18 −34 ± 13 −45 ± 24*
ΔDBP (mmHg) +5 ± 9 +5 ± 8 +1 ± 13* −11 ± 11 −10 ± 9 −12 ± 15
Δ Heart Rate (beats/min) 10 ± 11 11 ± 11 7 ± 9* +10 ± 11 +10 ± 12 +9 ± 8

SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HUT head-up tilt test

p < 0.001 for difference between the groups (supine SBP below vs. equal to or above 160 mmHg)