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Table 3 Change in Cardiovascular Variables in Response to Inhaler Condition and IV l-Methamphetamine as Measured by Impedance Cardiography.

From: The Clinical Pharmacology of Intranasal l-Methamphetamine

Measure

16 Inhalations

32 Inhalations

64 Inhalations

IV l-Meth

Overall P-Value (time)

Overall P-Value (dose)

Cardiac Output (l/min)

      

15 minutes

-0.53 (0.66)

-0.46 (1.3)

-0.56 (0.52)

-0.01 (0.54)

0.02

0.67

2 Hours

0.0 (0.67)

0.05 (1.6)

0.31 (0.77)

0.28 (1.0)

0.32

 

Heart Rate (beats/min)

      

15 Minutes

-2.6 (4.9)

-2.1 (5.8)

-1.7 (5.9)

1.0 (5.8)

0.38

0.60

2 Hours

4.3 (6.0)

5.4 (11.3)

4.3 (7.7)

6.1 (9.5)

0.003

 

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

      

15 Minutes

1.0 (12.5)

-1.2 (6.6)

-3.0 (6.4)

4.8 (9.0)

0.76

0.09

2 Hours

1.8 (7.9)

-0.17 (7.0)

3.1 (6.9)

5.9 (6.9)

0.06

 

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

      

15 Minutes

0.50 (7.5)

1.4 (6.7)

1.2 (6.4)

4.3 (8.8)

0.09

0.23

2 Hours

2.2 (4.2)

2.6 (6.5)

1.2 (4.9)

6.5 (8.1)

0.007

 

Stroke Volume

      

15 Minutes

-3.9 (7.3)

-4.9 (16.0)

-6.0 (6.4)

-1.0 (5.4)

0.008

0.66

2 Hours

-5.4 (6.6)

-6.2 (17.5)

-1.6 (7.8)

-0.67 (6.4)

0.02

 

Systemic Vascular Resistance (dynes*sec*cm5)

      

15 Minutes

106.0 (168.9)

137.1 (388.5)

129.1 (169.5)

48.8 (112.7)

0.004

0.89

2 Hours

47.2 (140.2)

72.0 (441.7)

-10.2 (204.0)

12.3 (127.2)

0.36

 

Left CardiacWork

      

15 Minutes

-0.51 (1.0)

-0.48 (1.6)

-0.59 (0.64)

0.44 (0.93)

0.21

0.12

2 Hours

0.22 (0.91)

0.23 (2.1)

0.53 (0.78)

1.1 (1.5)

0.03

 

LV Ejection Time

      

15 Minutes

-0.75 (12.4)

-4.8 (16.4)

-12.4 (19.1)

-0.25 (10.4)

0.19

0.54

2 Hours

-11.8 (16.4)

-12.1 (26.8)

-11.8 (19.9)

-6.4 (26.5)

0.005

 
  1. Data presented as mean (SD).
  2. IV-l-meth-IV l-methamphetamine; p-value (time)-compared to baseline vs. 15 minutes and 2 hours post-dose