Table 2.
Brachial Artery Hemodynamics during the Assessment of Vasodilator Function
| Control | Moderate Burn | High Burn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-training | Post-training | Pre-training | Post-training | Pre-training | Post-training | |
| Forearm Blood Flow (ml min−1) | 46 ± 7 | 50 ± 7 | 44 ± 6 | 50 ± 13 | 48 ± 10 | 36 ± 5 |
| Forearm Vascular Conductance (ml min−1 mmHg−1) | 0.54 ± 0.08 | 0.61 ± 0.09 | 0.49 ± 0.07 | 0.57 ± 0.14 | 0.52 ± 0.11 | 0.41± 0.06 |
| Baseline Diameter (cm) | 0.405 ± 0.024 | 0.396 ± 0.021 | 0.373 ± 0.018 | 0.393 ± 0.022 | 0.394 ± 0.029 | 0.391 ± 0.028 |
| Peak Diameter (cm) | 0.426 ± 0.022 | 0.421 ± 0.020 | 0.395 ± 0.018 | 0.416 ± 0.021 | 0.412 ± 0.030 | 0.411 ± 0.029 |
| Δ Diameter (cm) | 0.021 ± 0.003 | 0.025 ± 0.003 | 0.022 ± 0.003 | 0.023 ± 0.002 | 0.018 ± 0.004 | 0.020 ± 0.003 |
| Time to peak diameter (s) | 48 ± 8 | 43 ± 5 | 43 ± 4 | 42 ± 4 | 47 ± 4 | 52 ± 7 |
| Shear Rate AUC | 32097 ± 2624 | 36055 ± 2888 | 38767 ± 3471 | 38092 ± 4052 | 34686 ± 6156 | 36425 ± 3013 |
| Flow-mediated Dilation (%) | 5.3 ± 0.7 | 6.2 ± 0.6 | 5.7 ± 0.6 | 5.8 ± 0.7 | 4.7 ± 0.6 | 5.0 ± 0.6 |
| GTN-mediated Dilation (%) | 21.5 ± 1.1 | 20.9 ± 1.2 | 24.6 ± 1.4 | 23.1 ± 2.7 | 22.4 ± 1.5 | 20.8 ± 1.3 |
Values are mean ± SE. Shear Rate AUC, shear rate area under the curve through peak diameter; GTN, glyceryl trinitrate.