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Demographic characteristics and baseline blood pressure and blood flow velocities in MCAs |
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| Group |
Normotensive |
Hypertensive |
Stroke |
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| Men/Women |
9/6 |
8/12 |
5/10 |
| Age (yrs) |
40.2 ± 2.0 |
49.9 ± 2.0 |
53.1 ± 1.6** |
| Race W/AA |
14/1 |
15/5 |
14/1 |
| Stroke side, R/L |
-- |
-- |
4/11 |
| Baseline values |
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| mean BP (mm Hg) |
84.2 ± 2.2 |
102.1 ± 3.0 |
97.2 ± 2.4*** |
| mean BFV MCAR (cm/s) |
53.1 ± 3.4 |
60.7 ± 3.7 |
59.5 ± 4.3 |
| mean BFV MCAL (cm/s) |
53.0 ± 4.3 |
58.5 ± 3.5 |
57.2 ± 3.8 |
| EtCO2 (mm Hg) |
37.5 ± 1.9 |
35.4 ± 1.3 |
36.2 ± 1.1 |
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Demographic characteristics, age and baseline values (mean ± SE, ** p < 0.003, p < 0.0001), gender and race (W = white, AA = African American) and the stroke side (R/L = right/left), BP = mean blood pressure, BFV = mean blood flow velocity in the right (MCAR) and left (MCAL) middle cerebral artery, EtCO2 = end tidal carbon dioxide | |||
Novak et al. BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2004 3:39 doi:10.1186/1475-925X-3-39 |
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