Clinical Study
Brachial Artery Endothelial Responses during Early Recovery from an Exercise Bout in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Table 2
FMD, NTG, and hemodynamic indices at rest and recovery.
| Variables
| Rest | Recovery |
| FMD indices | | | Preocclusion diameter (mm) | 4.52 ± 0.76 | 4.83 ± 0.83* | Postocclusion peak diameter (mm) | 4.72 ± 0.75 | 5.06 ± 0.85* | Time to peak RH diameter (s) | 62 ± 29 | 64 ± 33 | Preblood flow (mL·min−1) | 49 ± 35 | 56 ± 34 | Peak blood flow (mL·min−1) | 351 ± 177 | 309 ± 139 | AUC (AU) | 16586 ± 13081 | 13855 ± 13817 | “Corrected” FMD (%) | 4.39 ± 2.20 | 4.81 ± 2.20 | NTG indices | | | Pre-NTG diameter (mm) | 4.54 ± 0.63 | 4.93 ± 0.71* | Peak-NTG diameter (mm) | 5.52 ± 0.69 | 5.63 ± 0.72† | “Corrected” NTG (%) | 20.92 ± 4.46 | 15.14 ± 4.46* | Hemodynamic indices | | | Heart rate (bpm) | 57 ± 7 | 64 ± 8* | Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 126 ± 14 | 118 ± 11‡ | Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 63 ± 6 | 62 ± 6 | Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 84 ± 8 | 81 ± 6† |
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Data expressed as mean ± SD. AU: arbitrary units. versus rest; † versus rest. ‡ versus rest. RH: reactive hyperemia.
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