Blood pressure, heart rate and plasma catecholamine concentrations in patients with primary SS during supine rest and orthostatic challenge
| All patients | Patient no 16 | Patient no 24 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine | tilt | supine | tilt | supine | tilt | ||||||
| Systolic BP | 135 (20) | 131 (12) | 147 | 117 | 146 | 122 | |||||
| Diastolic BP | 66 (8) | 71 (12) | 65 | 49 | 69 | 58 | |||||
| Mean BP | 89 (12) | 91 (14) | 92 | 76 | 95 | 79 | |||||
| Heart rate | 71 (10) | 81 (12) | 55 | 64 | 82 | 102 | |||||
| Noradrenaline | 161 (91) | 319 (132) | 141 | 238 | 265 | 330 | |||||
| Dopamine | 10 (5) | 11 (6) | 9 | 20 | 17 | 9 | |||||
| Adrenaline | 37 (24) | 71 (74) | 45 | 67 | 86 | 204 | |||||
All values are represented as mean (SD). Blood pressure in mm Hg. Heart rate in beats/minute. Values of plasma noradrenaline, dopamine and adrenaline concentrations in pg/ml.