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. 2009 Feb 19;7:9. doi: 10.1186/1476-7120-7-9

Table 1.

Hemodynamic measurements at baseline and during the inhalation of 20 ppm nitric oxide (NO) and 5 μg of iloprost.

Variables Baseline Inhaled NO Iloprost
Ppa, mmHg 62 45 36

Ppao, mmHg 9 11 10

Pra, mmHg 7 6 7

Q, L/min 4.8 4.5 5.3

PVR, WU 11.0 7.6 4.9

Abbreviations: Ppa = mean pulmonary artery pressure. Ppao = pulmonary occluded pulmonary artery pressure. Pra = right atrial pressure. Q = cardiac output. PVR = pulmonary vascular resistance.