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Table 3 Heart rate and blood pressure responses before and during 60º head-up tilt

From: Effect of coronary artery bypass grafting on blood pressure response to head-up tilting

 GroupBaselineHUT3HUT6HUT9HUT12HUT15
HR beats/minHealthy74 (63–75)79 (71–83)79 (71–81)81 (74–83)79 (74–84)79 (73–81)
Before66 (59–71)66 (66–79)70 (65–74)68 (66–78)68 (66–80)70 (65–78)
After75 (61–84)84 (69–89)**83 (68–88)**84 (67–87)**85 (67–90)**85 (69–89)**
MAP mmHgHealthy89 (86–99)95 (81–105)89 (82–102)88 (85–104)90 (85–100)93 (84–104)
Before91 (90–103)93 (90–95)95 (82–96)85 (83–98)91 (84–96)95 (88–96)
After89 (88–90)**80 (79–84)**78 (75–82)**79 (77–82)**78 (74–85)**80 (76–83)*
SBP mmHgHealthy123 (116–140)120 (114–143)118 (113–143)116 (114–137)119 (112–134)124 (114–143)
Before138 (133–149)139 (129–143)134 (130–144)126 (125–137)131 (122–139)130 (125–141)
After121 (116–131)**113 (106–121)**108 (106–114)**110 (102–112)**105 (99–114)**107 (102–117)**
DBP mmHgHealthy76 (69–79)82 (65–85)74 (67–80)75 (71–84)76 (71–80)77 (69–81)
Before76 (66–80)69 (67–77)70 (64–78)69 (64–72)73 (66–74)73 (66–77)
After70 (64–75)66 (63–70)63 (61–67)*64 (57–67)63 (60–68)65 (61–68)
  1. Values are medians (1st–3rd quartiles) of 9 patients before (Before) and after CABG (After) and 7 in the healthy subjects (Healthy). Baseline, at rest in supine position before head-up tilt (HUT); HUT3, -6, -9, -12, -15; 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th min of HUT
  2. HR heart rate, MAP mean arterial pressure, SBP and DBP systolic and diastolic blood pressures, respectively
  3. * vs. “Healthy”; ** vs. “Before”; vs. “Baseline” within the same group of subjects