Table 2

Brachial artery vascular reactivity in healthy subjects with and without exercise induced ischaemia (handgrip)

Without handgripWith handgripp Value
Baseline vessel diameter (mm)4.4 (0.5)4.5 (0.6)> 0.10
Baseline blood flow (ml/min)59 (22)60 (32)> 0.10
Flow mediated dilatation (%)4.5 (1.6)6.9 (3.2) 0.032
Peak blood flow (ml/min)447 (86)483 (172)> 0.10
  • Values are means (SD).