. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.

Published in final edited form as: Exp Physiol. 2018 Aug 18;103(10):1412–1424. doi: 10.1113/EP086991

Table 3.

Resting cardiovascular measurements.

	Control	SSc
	(n=17)	All (n=12)	No DU (n=6)	DU (n=6)
HR (bpm)	61±11	67±10	66±11	68±10
MAP (mmHg)	92±13	84±7	82±8	86±6
FA Diam (cm)	0.86±0.15	0.80±0.12	0.74±0.10	0.87±0.10
Vel (cm/sec)	8.9±3.4	14.8±7.9 ^*	16.9±9.6 ^*	12.7±6.1
LBF (ml/min)	299±94	418±140 ^*	412±182	424±100
Ant LBF (ml/min)	402±81	516±143 ^*	502±180	531±109
Ret LBF (ml/min)	104±49	99±63	90±57	107±72

Values are mean ± SD. SSc, systemic sclerosis; No DU, no history of digital ulcers; DU, history of digital ulcers; HR, heart rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; FA diam, femoral artery diameter; Vel, blood velocity; LBF, leg blood flow; Ant, anterograde; Ret, retrograde.

Significantly different from control, p<0.05.