Table 2.
Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) per patient group before and 2–5 min after tilt-up and the change in BP and HR upon tilt
| BP before (mmHg) | BP after tilt-up (mmHg) | BP change (after − before) | HR before (bpm) |
HR after (bpm) |
HR change (bpm) |
|
| Men: VVS No-NTG phase (n = 66) | 121 ± 21 | 119 ± 23 | −2.0 ± 18 | 70 ± 14 | 84 ± 16 | 14 ± 10 |
| Women: VVS No-NTG phase (n = 65) | 123 ± 20 | 123 ± 20 | 0 ± 15 | 72 ± 14 | 90 ± 20 | 18 ± 1 |
|
Men: VVS NTG phase (n = 117) |
118 ± 19 | 124 ± 19 | 5 ± 13 | 67 ± 10 | 79 ± 14 | 12 ± 10 |
| Women: VVS NTG phase (n = 246) | 122 ± 22 | 130 ± 22 | 8 ± 14 | 72 ± 12 | 84 ± 15 | 12 ± 9 |
|
Men: Negative TTT (n = 110) |
118 ± 16 | 125 ± 20 | 7 ± 14 | 68 ± 12 | 81 ± 15 | 13 ± 9 |
|
Women: Negative TTT (n = 162) |
121 ± 21 | 132 ± 23 | 12 ± 14 | 72 ± 11 | 83 ± 14 | 11 ± 9 |
Before: Systolic BP 5 to 2 min before tilt-up (mmHg). After tilt-up: Systolic BP 2–5 min after tilt-up (mmHg). BP change: BP after tilt-up minus BP before tilt-up. HR before: HR 5 to 2 min before tilt-up (bpm). HR after: HR 2–5 min after tilt-up (bpm). HR change: HR after minus HR before