TABLE 2

Hemodynamic Data and Whole Left Ventricular Perfusion and Vascular Resistance at Baseline and After Nitroglycerin Spray

ParameterPatientsVolunteers
BaselineNTGBaselineNTG
Heart rate (bpm)59.8 ± 8.665.0 ± 9.8*59.6 ± 4.965.3 ± 6.2
Systolic BP (mm Hg)131.7 ± 21.2117.0 ± 21.8*109.0 ± 8.0104.0 ± 8.1
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)77.6 ± 15.370.8 ± 9.156.0 ± 5.650.5 ± 4.2
RPP (bpm × mm Hg) × 1047,935 ± 1,8977,551 ± 1,5026,507 ± 7996,802 ± 984
Whole-heart MBF (mL/min/g)0.80 ± 0.250.74 ± 0.220.76 ± 0.110.77 ± 0.12
MBF/RPP* 10,0001.01 ± 0.260.99 ± 0.261.09 ± 0.311.04 ± 0.33
Whole-heart CVR (mm Hg/[mL/min/g])130.1 ± 39.6126.4 ± 44.398.4 ± 16.390.4 ± 13.3
  • * P < 0.0001 vs. baseline.

  • P < 0.05 vs. baseline.

  • BP = blood pressure.