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. 2002 Jan 10;2:1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-2-1

Table 2.

Summary of radial arterial vessel wall parameters in Fabry disease and controls following intra-brachial acetylcholine (ACh) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP).

Radial Artery Wall Properties Fabry Disease ACh Fabry Disease SNP Control ACh Control SNP
Internal Diameter (mm) 2.01 ± 0.31 2.23 ± 0.10 2.18 ± 0.11 2.44 ± 0.26
n = 4 n = 4 n = 6 n = 6
External Diameter (mm) 3.18 ± 0.61 3.46 ± 0.27 3.26 ± 0.19 3.54 ± 0.16
n = 4 n = 4 n = 6 n = 6
Pulse Pressure (mmHg) 64.47 ± 3.09 64.01 ± 5.23 57.71 ± 5.27 53.64 ± 6.59
n = 4 n = 4 n = 6 n = 6
Wall Thickness (mm) 1.17 ± 0.36 1.43 ± 0.54 1.07 ± 0.19 1.09 ± 0.18
n = 4 n = 4 n = 6 n = 6
Incremental Modulus (dyne/cm2) 2.99 × 105 ± 1.99 × 105 2.69 × 105 ± 7.67 × 104 2.87 × 105 ± 1.02 × 105 3.68 × 105 ± 2.38 × 105
n = 4 n = 4 n = 6 n = 6
Pulse Wave Speed (cm/s) 503.42 ± 276.43 545.00 ± 223.58 480.75 ± 60.58 482.12 ± 103.24
n = 7 n = 7 n = 8 n = 8
Wall Pulse Excursion (mm) 0.17 ± 0.12 0.22 ± 0.02 0.13 ± 0.06 0.20 ± 0.05
n = 4 n = 4 n = 6 n = 6
Volume Flow (ml/s) 0.2046 ± 0.1588 0.2515 ± 0.0470 0.1707 ± 0.0783 0.2469 ± 0.1657
n = 4 n = 4 n = 6 n = 6