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Table 3 Hemodynamic changes between rest and stress in patients with myocardial ischemia ≤10 and > 10%. Data are presented as mean (95% confidence interval)

From: Early post-stress decrease in cardiac performance by impedance cardiography and its relationship to the severity and extent of ischemia by myocardial perfusion imaging

Parameter

Myocardial Ischemia

≤10%

> 10%

P Value

METS

9.9 (9.5, 10.2)

11.2 (10.3, 12.0)

0.104

Time to target HR

08:38 (08:17, 08:58)

09:59 (08:56, 11:02)

0.074

Max. HR achieved

147 (145, 149)

143 (137, 149)

0.256

ΔSBP (mmHg)

12.5% (10.8, 14.2%)

6.9% (1.3, 12.4%)

0.146

ΔDBP (mmHg)

5.2% (3.4, 7.0%)

7.9% (1.3, 14.6%)

0.499

ΔMAP (mmHg)

8.4% (7.0, 9.7%)

7.8% (2.9, 12.6%)

0.764

ΔHR (beats/s)a

60.0% (55.4, 64.6%)

48.7% (26.7, 70.7%)

0.281

ΔSI (ml/m2)

19.2% (15.2, 23.2%)

−2.7% (−8.2, 2.7%)

0.015

ΔSWI (J/m2)

29.1% (24.4, 33.8%)

3.8% (−5.6, 13.3%)

0.017

ΔCI (l/min/m2)

90.5% (81.8, 99.2%)

43.7% (22.1, 65.3%)

0.040

ΔCPI (W/m2)

107% (97.2, 117%)

53.5% (33.7, 73.3%)

0.016

ΔTPRI

−38.7% (−41.0, −36.4%)

−16.3% (−30.7, −1.8%)

< 0.001

ΔGGI

22.2% (16.7, 27.6%)

3.8% (−3.1, 10.6%)

0.132

  1. aHemodynamic measurements were performed with an average delay of 03:30 (03:15, 03:50) minutes from end of treadmill stress. HR was recovered to 114 (111, 116) and 98 (84, 113) for the myocardial ischemia ≤10 and > 10% groups, respectively
  2. CI Cardiac index, CPI Cardiac power index, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, GGI Granov Goor index, HR Heart rate, MAP Mean arterial pressure, METS Metabolic equivalents, SBP Systolic blood pressure, SI Stroke index, SWI Stroke work index, TPRI Total peripheral resistance index