Correlations Between Changes in PWV and Other Parameters.

<p>Correlations Between Changes in PWV and Other Parameters.</p

Patients' Characteristics.

<p>Data are mean ± SD or percentage of patients.</p

Effect of Combination Treatment on Arterial Wall Stiffness and Plasma Basophil.

<p>Effects of treatment on (A) peak oxygen uptake (peak VO₂), (B) blood pressure, (C) arterial wall stiffness measured by brachial and ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and (D) plasma basophil count using data of all patients (n = 28). Data are mean±SD. SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.</p

Effects of Statin-Exercise Treatment on Various Parameters.

<p>Data are mean ± SD or median values (25^th to 75^th percentile range).</p

Effect of Atorvastatin or Rosuvastatin Combined with Exercise on Arterial Wall Stiffness and Plasma Basophil.

<p>Comparison of changes in (A) brachial and ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and (B) basophil count, between atorvastatin (n = 14) and rosuvastatin (n = 14) groups. Data are mean±SD. Correlation between changes in baPWV and basophil count in (C) atorvastatin and (D) rosuvastatin groups.</p

Association Between Arterial Wall Stiffness and Each Plasma Leukocyte.

<p>Correlations between changes in brachial and ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and (A) basophil count, (B) total leukocyte count, (C) neutrophil count, (D) lymphocyte count, (E) monocyte count, (F) eosinophil count.</p

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of possible factors associated for higher basal transcardiac troponin release (above median: 1.1 pg/mL).

<p>eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, LVH: left ventricular hypertrophy.</p

Transcardiac troponin release before and after the ACh test.

<p>There was a significant increase in transcardiac troponin release after the ACh provocation test in 17 patients with coronary spasms (p<0.01 for the comparison with baseline) but not in 16 patients without spasms (p = 0.73).</p

Levels of troponin T in the aortic root, coronary sinus, and peripheral vein.

<p>(A) The serum troponin T levels in the aortic root and coronary sinus and the distribution of transcardiac troponin release in patients in stable physical states. There was a significant increase in the troponin T in the coronary sinus compared to the aortic root in 91.4% of patients. The difference in the troponin T level between the coronary sinus and the aortic-root level was 1.1 (0.4, 2.1) pg/mL, which reflects basal transcardiac troponin release. (B) The correlation between transcardiac troponin release and troponin T in peripheral veins. Each variable is log-transformed. Transcardiac troponin release was positively correlated with peripheral-vein levels (r = 0.22, p = 0.03).</p

Characteristics of patients who underwent the ACh test.

<p>Data are the mean (standard deviation) or number (percentage).</p>*<p>Median and 25th–75th percentiles. LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme, ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker.</p