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Table 3 Parameters of CMR flow session

From: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance assessment of acute cardiovascular effects of voluntary apnoea in elite divers

Vessel

Parameter

Baseline

Beginning of apnoea

End of apnoea

Mean Difference

SD of mean differences

95% confidence interval

p-value

Ascending aorta

stroke volume [ml]

72.3 ± 17.4

63.9 ± 21.3

96.3 ± 26.8

32.2

27.7

17.5 to 47.0

0.0003

Qmean [ml/s]

82.9 ± 27.8

74.3 ± 25.9

101.3 ± 31.3

29.5

32.2

12.3 to 46.7

0.0023

Descending aorta

stroke volume [ml]

40.8 ± 15.6

35.7 ± 16.0

41.4 ± 15.2

6.0

20.4

−5.3 to 17.2

0.2757

Qmean [ml/s]

45.0 ± 16.3

38.2 ± 10.6

43.4 ± 15.6

1.9

18.7

−9.4 to 13.2

0.7173

Pulmonary trunk

stroke volume [ml]

71.6 ± 31.1

64.6 ± 31.1

87.3 ± 31.8

38.1

40.5

10. 9 to 65.3

0.0109

Qmean [ml/s]

76.9 ± 26.5

63.5 ± 15.6

95.6 ± 28.4

45.3

32.6

21.9 to 68.6

0.0018

Right CCA

stroke volume [ml]

5.3 ± 1.8

8.9 ± 2.4

12.1 ± 5.9

6.9

5.5

3.3 to 10.4

0.0013

Qmean [ml/s]

6.1 ± 1.4

7.8 ± 2.8

11.2 ± 3.5

3.4

3.1

−5.0 to −1.8

0.0005

Left CCA

stroke volume [ml]

5.4 ± 1.7

6.8 ± 4.0

12.3 ± 6.0

6.9

5.6

−8.0 to −2.1

0.0022

Qmean [ml/s]

6.2 ± 1.3

7.7 ± 2.3

11.7 ± 4.0

4.0

3.8

6.0 to 2.0

0.0007

  1. CCA common carotid artery; p-values for begin apnoea vs. end of apnoea, SD standard deviation, Q mean mean flow