Research Article

Characterization of Arterial Wave Reflection in Healthy Bonnet Macaques: Feasibility of Applanation Tonometry

Table 1

Clinical and echocardiographic measurements in 61 bonnet macaques.

Mean ± SD95% CIRange

Age (years) 9.0, 11.71.0–25.0
CRL (meters) 0.44, 0.470.30–0.57
Weight (kg) 6.5, 8.51.4–19.7
Body mass index (kg/m2) 30.1, 36.214.5–70.0
Body surface area 0.24, 0.280.10–0.45
Heart rate (beats/min)167 ± 33158, 17597–244
Septal WT (cm) 0.37, 0.410.26–0.54
Posterior WT (cm) 0.36, 0.400.27–0.51
LVEDD (cm) 1.67, 1.851.1–2.4
LVESD (cm) 0.82, 0.970.49–1.9
Relative wall thickness 0.42, 0.470.28–0.74
EF (%)72 ± 1369, 7630–92
LV mass (gm) 9.0, 11.44.4–20.6
LVMI (LV mass/BSA)37 ± 934.3, 39.617.5–56.4
LVMI (LV mass/CRL)21 ± 6.719.6, 23.78.8–39.5
Systolic BP111 ± 17102, 12182–142
Diastolic BP (mmHg)68 ± 1161, 7444–91
Pulse pressure (mmHg)43 ± 739, 4833–56
AI-brachial artery (%) 3.4, 13−35–43
AI-axillary artery (%)9.9 ± 203.3, 17−41–41
AI-carotid artery (%)6.1 ± 21−4.4, 16−55–36