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Table 4 Effects of antihypertensive agents on heart rate and blood pressure in responder and non-responder

From: Echocardiographic characteristics of patients with acute heart failure requiring tolvaptan: a retrospective study

 

Responder

Non-responder

p value

Administration of β blockers

Number

8

10

 

Heart rate (bpm)

77 ± 11

80 ± 18

0.72

SBP (mmHg)

108 ± 24

128 ± 30

0.14

DBP (mmHg)

62 ± 11

72 ± 22

0.26

No β blockers

Number

5

3

 

Heart rate (bpm)

77 ± 12

82 ± 45

0.81

SBP (mmHg)

132 ± 11

130 ± 33

0.91

DBP (mmHg)

84 ± 12

69 ± 8

0.09

Administration of RAS inhibitors

Number

10

10

 

Heart rate (bpm)

78 ± 12

84 ± 27

0.58

SBP (mmHg)

118 ± 24

136 ± 29

0.17

DBP (mmHg)

69 ± 17

77 ± 19

0.32

No RAS inhibitors

Number

3

3

 

Heart rate (bpm)

74 ± 2

70 ± 5

0.29

SBP (mmHg)

113 ± 23

105 ± 17

0.66

DBP (mmHg)

77 ± 9

54 ± 5

<0.05

  1. Abbreviations are defined in Table 1