Table 2. Baseline Values and Effects of Propofol on Myocardial Performances and Coronary Blood Flow in the SHAM (n = 10) and in the Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Groups, LVH¹(n = 10) and LVH²(n = 10)

Data are mean ± SD.

*P < 0.05 versus  baseline value.

†P < 0.05 versus  left-ventricular hypertrophy with a “normal” left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVH¹; baseline value only).

‡P < 0.05 versus  sham-operated group (SHAM; baseline value only).

LVEDP = left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; LVH²= left ventricular hypertrophy with a “high” LVEDP (see text for explanation); LVESP = left ventricular end-systolic pressure; NS = not significant; dP/dt^max, dP/dt^min= maximal positive- and negative-pressure derivatives; CBF = coronary blood flow.