Table 4

Haemodynamic variables in the heart failure group without exercise (group 2)

Baseline1 hour3 hours5 hours1 day3 days7 days
HR (beats/min)71  (14)70  (13)71  (15)72  (13)71  (13)72  (15)74  (12)
SBP (mm Hg)111 (14)114 (12)113 (9)111 (12)110 (12)112 (17)110 (12)
EDD (mm)63 (9)63 (10)63 (9)62 (8)62 (8)63 (9)63 (9)
ESD (mm)55 (10)55 (11)54 (10)54 (10)53 (8)54 (9)54 (10)
FS (%)14 (5)13 (5)14 (5)14 (6)15 (4)13 (4)14 (5)
E (cm/s)48 (14)49 (15)48 (15)48 (16)48 (18)48 (14)49 (15)
A (cm/s)56 (18)58 (20)57 (18)57 (19)56 (19)58 (20)57 (19)
E/A0.94 (0.46)0.94 (0.46)0.94 (0.45)0.95 (0.50)0.96 (0.50)0.94 (0.50)0.96 (0.50)
DT (ms)245 (19)246 (18)243 (19)245 (14)243 (19)245 (13)244 (17)
  • Values are means (SD). A, peak flow velocity at atrial contraction; DT, deceleration time of early diastolic filling; E, peak flow velocity of early diastolic filling; E/A, ratio of E to A; EDD, left ventricular end diastolic dimension; ESD, left ventricular end systolic dimension; FS, fractional shortening; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure.