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Table 1 Group median durations (seconds) of Q-T, R-R, and corrected Q-T (Q-Tc) intervals measured in animals with right stellate ganglionectomy (RSGX), sham (SHAM) operated control animals, and time control (CON) animals.

From: Heart rate variability in conscious neonatal swine: spectral features and responses to short-term intermittent hypoxia

TREATMENT GROUP

BASELINE

HYPOXIA

 

R-R

Q-T

Q-Tc

R-R

Q-T

Q-Tc

RSGX

0.342*

0.191*

0.330*

0.288†

0.168†

0.313

SHAM

0.294

0.171

0.313

0.267†

0.160†

0.309

CON

0.317

0.171

0.304

   
  1. *Interval durations of RSGX animals at baseline were significantly longer than those of either SHAM or CON groups.
  2. †Within groups comparisons of interval durations, baseline vs. hypoxia, showed significant decreases in durations during hypoxia in RSGX and SHAM animals.
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BMC Physiology

ISSN: 1472-6793

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