Group | Baseline | 1h | 4h | 6h | P Group*Time | |
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PVD (vessels/mm) | SHAM | 2.6 (2.5-2.7) | 2.7 (2.3-2.9) | 2.4 (2.2-2.7) | 2.3 (2.3-2.5) c | P<0.05 |
I-R | 3.2 (2.9-3.7) | 2.0 (1.5-2.8) c | 2.1 (1.7-2.7) c | 1.6 (1.3-2.3) a, c | ||
I-R+BH4 | 3.2 (2.7-3.4) | 3.0 (2.6-3.3) b | 2.5 (2.0-3.1) b, c | 3.1 (2.4-3.8) b | ||
PPV (%) | SHAM | 93.7 (93.3-94.7) | 87.6 (84.2-90.6) c | 83.0 (80.3-90.2) c | 85.5 (82.0-90.4) c | P=0.269 |
I-R | 97.3 (96.0-97.9) | 80.1 (73.5-90.2) c | 82.7 (68.5-88.7) c | 79.8 (74.9-84.6) c | ||
I-R+BH4 | 97.8 (96.8-98.3) | 92.3 (89.8-93.8) b, c | 85.9 (80.9-91.5) c | 89.3 (86.0-99.4) c | ||
PPV-HI (%) | SHAM | 11.9 (8.9-13.2) | 18.4 (16.5-22.8) c | 14.2 (11.0-15.1) | 14.4 (11.3-39.0) | P<0.05 |
I-R | 9.6 (5.5-11.0) | 43.0 (22.2-84.0) a, c | 41.8 (28.2-97.7) a, c | 47.3 (11.1-76.3) c | ||
I-R+BH4 | 9.3 (7.3-12.5) | 24.7 (17.1-32.8) c | 42.8 (29.1-56.2) c | 25.4 (2.9-40.5) c |