Table 2.

Therapy and clinical variables

VAD	Support therapy	MAP (mmHg)	CBFV (cm/s)	PCO2 (mmHg)	LV EF (%)	Outcome
VAD1	VAD	82	38	36	35	Survived
VAD2	VAD	96	47	40	30	Survived
VAD3	VAD + DPM + NA	60	101	42	20	Intrahospital death
VAD4	VAD	74	45	40	20	Survived
VAD5	VAD + DPM	70	39	32	15	Intrahospital death
Mean ± SD		76 ± 14	54 ± 26	38 ± 4	24 ± 8
Control
C1	DPM	79	36	42	40	Survived
C2	DPM	90	43	35	25	Survived
C3	DPM + DBT	70	53	48	30	Survived
C4	DPM + NA	75	39	41	30	Survived
C5	DPM	80	42	37	40	Survived
Mean ± SD		79 ± 7	43 ± 6	41 ± 5	33 ± 7
P		0.74	0.36	0.39	0.09

VAD: Ventricular Assist Device; MAP: Mean Arterial Pressure; CBFV: cerebral blood flow velocity (mean values are given); LV EF: Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction; NA: Noradrenaline; DPM: Dopamine; DBT: Dobutamine.