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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Oct;86(4):1268–1276. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.107

Table 2.

Hemodynamic Variables at 28 Days After Myocardial Infarction: Effects of Saline or Fibrin-Alginate Injection at 7 Days After Myocardial Infarction

Variable Control Saline Fibrin-Alginate p Valuea
LV peak pressure, mm Hg 113 ± 2 110 ± 2 107 ± 2 NS
LV end-diastolic pressure, mm Hg 10 ± 1 10 ± 1 11 ± 1 NS
Peak dP/dt, mm Hg/s 1372 ± 121 1668 ± 212 1814 ± 161 NS
Mean aortic pressure, mm Hg 94 ± 1 93 ± 3 88 ± 4 NS
Mean PA pressure, mm Hg 22 ± 2 21 ± 1 26 ± 4 NS
Cardiac index, mL/min/kg 109 ± 4 87 ± 4b 98 ± 5 0.007
Wall stress in remote region, g/cm2 306.4 ± 17.2 306.4 ± 29.7 257.7 ± 22.9 NS
Wall stress in MI region, g/cm2 277.8 ± 22.9 487.7 ± 54.6b 431.7 ± 30.0b 0.016
Regional MI stiffness constant 3.71 ± 0.57 10.38 ± 1.85b 13.73 ± 2.08b 0.006
Sample size 5 8 6
a

Calculated by analysis of variance.

b

p < 0.05 vs control.

Values presented as mean ± standard error of the mean.

LV = left ventricular; MI = myocardial infarction; NS = not significant; PA = pulmonary artery.