Table 4:

Haemodynamic thermodilution measurements recorded before surgery (baseline) and 1, 8 and 20 h after termination of extracorporeal circulation^a

		Adenosine group (n = 40)	Control group (n = 40)	P-valueb
CI (l min−1 m−2)	Baseline	2.0 ± 0.4	2.3 ± 0.6	0.97
	1 h	2.1 ± 0.5	2.3 ± 0.6
	8 h	2.7 ± 0.6	3.0 ± 0.6
	20 h	2.8 ± 0.5	3.0 ± 0.5
LVSWI (g m m−2)	Baseline	28.5 ± 8.6	30.7 ± 8.4	0.67
	1 h	22.8 ± 6.7	23.1 ± 7.3
	8 h	26.5 ± 5.8	31.1 ± 9.7
	20 h	28.3 ± 7.2	32.3 ± 9.2
MAP (mmHg)	Baseline	75 ± 11	74 ± 12	0.28
	1 h	73 ± 11	74 ± 12
	8 h	72 ± 10	76 ± 11
	20 h	74 ± 12	76 ± 14
MPAP (mmHg)	Baseline	21 ± 8	19 ± 6	0.59
	1 h	20 ± 5	19 ± 6
	8 h	21 ± 5	18 ± 4
	20 h	20 ± 5	19 ± 4
SVR (dyne s cm−5)	Baseline	1644 ± 567	1384 ± 437	0.22
	1 h	1524 ± 477	1411 ± 643
	8 h	1126 ± 319	1068 ± 298
	20 h	1102 ± 289	1011 ± 225
PVR (dyne s cm−5)	Baseline	187 ± 91	143 ± 74	0.68
	1 h	181 ± 90	134 ± 64
	8 h	173 ± 84	142 ± 55
	20 h	149 ± 65	119 ± 37
PCWP (mmHg)	Baseline	13 ± 6	12 ± 5	0.68
	1 h	12 ± 5	12 ± 6
	8 h	11 ± 4	9 ± 4
	20 h	11 ± 4	11 ± 4
CVP (mmHg)	Baseline	7 ± 4	6 ± 3	0.20
	1 h	8 ± 4	8 ± 4
	8 h	7 ± 3	7 ± 3
	20 h	8 ± 4	8 ± 4
HR (beats min−1)	Baseline	61 ± 16	64 ± 15	0.36
	1 h	77 ± 12	84 ± 16
	8 h	84 ± 15	90 ± 14
	20 h	84 ± 13	85 ± 12

CI, cardiac index; CVP, central venous pressure; HR, heart rate; LVSWI, left ventricular stroke work index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; PCWP, pulmonary capillary pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; SVR, systemic vascular resistance.

^aData are expressed as mean ± SD.

^bSignificance test of effect of treatment allocation in repeated-measures ANOVA with baseline value subtracted from subsequent values.