Baseline haemodynamics and arterial measurements
| Nicardipine (n=10) | Esmolol (n=10) | p Value | |
| Haemodynamics | |||
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 136.5 (21.8) | 141.4 (22.3) | 0.62 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 83.6 (16.0) | 78.3 (9.8) | 0.39 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 70.0 (17.1) | 70.9 (9.2) | 0.89 |
| Arterial measurements | |||
| Arterial wall thickness (mm) | 0.38 (0.14) | 0.37 (0.11) | 0.91 |
| Peak systolic arterial area (mm2) | 7.86 (2.44) | 8.67 (2.68) | 0.54 |
| Peak systolic arterial radius (mm) | 1.56 (0.26) | 1.64 (0.26) | 0.49 |
| Peak wall stress (106 dyn/cm2) | 0.95 (0.34) | 1.00 (0.42) | 0.82 |
Values are mean (SD).