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Table 1 Retrograde, antegrade, and mean blood velocity at baseline and during exercise

From: Brachial Artery Flow-mediated Dilation Following Exercise with Augmented Oscillatory and Retrograde Shear Rate

 

Baseline

Exercise

 

Control

Cuffed

Control

Cuffed

Retrograde BV (cm/s)

    

20 mmHg

2.6 ± 0.51

2.6 ± 0.57

10.1 ± 1.10^

11.0 ± 1.34^*

40 mmHg

2.4 ± 0.42

2.3 ± 0.54

9.8 ± 0.98^

13.4 ± 1.20^*

60 mmHg

2.9 ± 0.47

2.8 ± 0.54

11.1 ± 1.01^

14.8 ± 1.22^†*

60 mmHg + Vit C

2.4 ± 0.42

2.2 ± 0.41

10.4 ± 0.78^

14.5 ± 1.17^*

Antegrade BV (cm/s)

    

20 mmHg

11.3 ± 2.11

11.5 ± 1.63

21.6 ± 2.53^

21.5 ± 2.08^

40 mmHg

8.6 ± 0.80

10.7 ± 2.25

19.1 ± 1.51^

21.0 ± 1.35^

60 mmHg

9.8 ± 0.80ǂ

10.1 ± 0.84ǂ

19.8 ± 1.35^

21.4 ± 1.48^*

60 mmHg + Vit C

8.0 ± 0.40

8.6 ± 0.56

18.0 ± 1.03^

21.9 ± 1.65^*

Mean BV (cm/s)

    

20 mmHg

8.7 ± 2.40

8.9 ± 1.92

11.6 ± 3.20^

10.5 ± 2.70*

40 mmHg

6.2 ± 1.01

8.4 ± 2.43

9.3 ± 2.04^

7.5 ± 1.54*

60 mmHg

7.0 ± 0.84

7.3 ± 1.01

8.8 ± 1.88

6.6 ± 1.77*

60 mmHg + Vit C

5.7 ± 0.54

6.4 ± 0.72

7.6 ± 1.12

7.4 ± 1.56

  1. Values are means ± SE. BV = blood velocity. ^Significantly different versus baseline. †Significantly different versus exercise cuffed 20 mm Hg. *Significantly different versus control arm. ǂSignificantly different versus vitamin C trial.