Table 3

Haemodynamics

Variable	Placebo (n=11)	Drug (n=11)	p Value*
Heart rate, bpm
Predrug	66±13	66±9	0.98
Postdrug	61±12	64±7	0.38
Post-PCI	70±19	71±7	0.82
SBP, mm/Hg
Predrug	126±22	121±32	0.67
Postdrug	123±22	121±27	0.83
Post-PCI	127±36	116±25	0.43
DBP, mm/Hg
Predrug	74±13	68±13	0.25
Postdrug	70±14	66±10	0.52
Post-PCI	71±20	64±12	0.30
MAP, mm/Hg
Predrug	96±16	90±18	0.42
Postdrug	91±17	89±14	0.82
Post-PCI	95±26	85±15	0.29

*p Values for pretreatment comparisons are provided for descriptive purposes. Data are expressed as mean±SD.
DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SBP, systolic blood pressure.