TABLE 1.

HEMODYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS

	2-Week Shunt Lambs	2-Week Control Lambs
PAP (mean, mm Hg)	21.6 ± 4.3*	15.4 ± 3.2
LAP (mean, mm Hg)	6.5 ± 4.1*	3.1 ± 1.9
RAP (mean, mm Hg)	4.9 ± 3.2	2.5 ± 1.4
Mean BP (mm Hg)	75.8 ± 31.5	65.0 ± 7.2
Left pulmonary flow (ml per minute/kg)	166.0 ± 15.7*	55.5 ± 15.9
Heart rate (beats/minute)	162.7 ± 30.4	177.4 ± 26.7
Qp/Qs	3.4 ± 1.2*	1.1 ± 0.1

Definition of abbreviations: PAP, pulmonary arterial pressure; LAP, left atrial pressure; RAP, right atrial pressure; BP, systemic blood pressure; Qp/Qs, pulmonary-to-systemic blood flow ratio (n = 6 for each group). Data are mean ± SD

^*Indicates P ≤ 0.05 vs. 2-week control lambs.