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Table 3 Vital signs and hemodynamic measurements at rest and during vasodilator stress

From: Myocardial contrast echocardiography assessment of perfusion abnormalities in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

 

Control Subjects

HCM Subjects

(n = 15)

(n = 15)

Rest

Stress

Rest

Stress

Heart rate, min−1

70 ± 13

86 ± 20*

63 ± 10

73 ± 13

Systolic BP, mm HG

116 ± 17

115 ± 16

138 ± 17

132 ± 16

Diastolic BP, mm Hg

68 ± 12

70 ± 15

75 ± 7

74 ± 9

Rate-pressure Product

8,203 ± 2198

10,026 ± 3698*

8,795 ± 2038

9,538 ± 1850

Peak LVOT gradient, mm Hg (IQR)

-

-

26 (8–52)

32 (9–60)

  1. BP Blood pressure, IQR Interquartile range, LVOT Left ventricular outflow tract
  2. *p < 0.05 for stress versus rest