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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Jul 27;56(5):382–391. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.04.019

Table 2.

Hemodynamic parameters pre and post left ventricular assist device (LVAD) unloading (n=15)

Pre LVAD Post LVAD p
Heart rate, bpm 109.3±14.8 82±29 0.01
Systemic arterial blood pressure, mmHg
Systolic 91 ±9 115±21 <0.001
Diastolic 55± 8 63±13 0.04
Right atrial pressure, mmHg 11.2±3.9 10.8±5.3 0.776
Pulmonary artery pressure, mean, mmHg 41.9±10.4 22.3±4.4 <0.001
Pulmonary artery pressure, diastolic, mmHg 31.7±5.6 16.1±5.5 <0.001
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, mmHg 27.7±4.7 10.8±4.4 <0.001
Cardiac index, l/m2/min 2.1± 0.6 2.9±0.3 <0.001
Pulmonary vascular resistance, Wood units 3.3±1.5 2.0±0.5 0.008

Values are means ± SD