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Table 3

Results of the second phase on 20 patients

	No pacing	60 bpm	70 bpm	80 bpm	LOW	MEDIUM
HR (bpm)	89 ± 17	90 ± 15***	92 ± 16	94 ± 14	97 ± 16*	100 ± 16*
COV	0.23 ± 0.06	0.21 ± 0.04****	0.18 ± 0.06*****	0.15 ± 0.07	0.12 ± 0.03**	0.12 ± 0.04**
ID (ms)	171 ± 59	149 ± 28****	117 ± 38	95 ± 46	55 ± 20*	48 ± 18*
%Vp		11 ± 15****	25 ± 29*****	47 ± 34	81 ± 5*	85 ± 6*
Fusion index		0.41 ± 0.29	0.42 ± 0.27	0.36 ± 0.23	0.13 ± 0.05*	0.13 ± 0.10*

	No pacing	60 bpm	70 bpm	80 bpm	LOW	MEDIUM
HR (bpm)	89 ± 17	90 ± 15***	92 ± 16	94 ± 14	97 ± 16*	100 ± 16*
COV	0.23 ± 0.06	0.21 ± 0.04****	0.18 ± 0.06*****	0.15 ± 0.07	0.12 ± 0.03**	0.12 ± 0.04**
ID (ms)	171 ± 59	149 ± 28****	117 ± 38	95 ± 46	55 ± 20*	48 ± 18*
%Vp		11 ± 15****	25 ± 29*****	47 ± 34	81 ± 5*	85 ± 6*
Fusion index		0.41 ± 0.29	0.42 ± 0.27	0.36 ± 0.23	0.13 ± 0.05*	0.13 ± 0.10*

HR, mean heart rate; COV, coefficient of variation; ID, mean interval difference of consecutive beats; %Vp, percentage of ventricular pacing.

*P< 0.05 vs. no pacing, 60, 70 and 80 bpm. (Dunnett method). **P< 0.05 vs. no pacing, 60 and 70 bpm. (Dunnett method).

***P< 0.05 vs. 80 bpm (Tukey method).

****P< 0.05 vs. 70 and 80 bpm (Tukey method).

*****P< 0.05 vs. 60 and 80 bpm (Tukey method).