Clinical characteristics of the patients
|
Normotensive (n = 16) |
Hypertensive (n = 17) | p Value | |
| Women/men | 12/4 | 14/3 | 0.69 |
| Age (years) | 54 (9) | 57 (6) | 0.39 |
| Postmenopausal women (n) | 10 | 9 | 0.39 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 127 (18) | 151 (11) | <0.005 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 77 (8) | 91 (10) | <0.005 |
| Drug treatment (n) | |||
| Nitrates | 12 | 14 | 0.69 |
| β Blockers | 6 | 12 | 0.056 |
| Calcium antagonists | 12 | 14 | 0.69 |
| ACE inhibitors | 0 | 5 | 0.04 |
| Diuretics | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Hormone replacement therapy | 5 | 6 | 0.95 |
| Exercise stress testing | |||
| Duration (min) | 6.3 (2.0) | 5.5 (1.2) | 0.57 |
| Time to 1 mm ST depression (min) | 4.7 (1.9) | 4.3 (1.6) | 0.6 |
| Max ST segment depression (mm) | 1.7 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.6) | 0.2 |
| Chest pain (n) | 12 | 14 | 0.69 |
Values are mean (SD) or n.
ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme.