Table 1 Baseline level of mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR), bradycardic and tachycardic peak, HR range and baroreflex gain (BG) in SHR (n = 19) and WKY (n = 35) rats
From: Cardiac baroreflex is already blunted in eight weeks old spontaneously hypertensive rats
Variable | WKY | SHR | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
MAP (mmHg) | 113.4 ± 1.66 | 162.89 ± 2.7 | < 0.0001 |
HR (bpm) | 313.34 ± 7.1 | 350 ± 8.9 | 0.0028 |
Bradycardic Peak (bpm) | 242.5 ± 7.2 | 313.47 ± 9.4 | < 0.0001 |
Tachycardic Peak (bpm) | 444.56 ± 8.4 | 490 ± 9 | 0.0013 |
HR range (bpm) | 198.03 ± 8.12 | 184.11 ± 13.35 | 0.3493 |
BG (bpm × mmHg -1 ) PHE | -1.3623 ± 0.1 | -0.851 ± 0.09 | 0.0012 |
BG (bpm × mmHg -1 ) NaNP | -2.57 ± 0.18 | -2.5 ± 0.26 | 0.837 |