Table 3.
Data (mean ± 1 SD) obtained before (baseline) and after induction of PH
| Experimental condition: location | Pressure (mm Hg) | Pulsatility index | Diameter of portal vein (mm) |
| Baseline: inferior vena cava | 5.7 ± 1.2 | 1.6 ± 0.3 | 11.4 ± 3.3 |
| Baseline: portal vein | 10.1 ± 2.7 | 0.6 ± 0.3 | 9.3 ± 1.7 |
| Low-flow PH: portal vein | 26.5 ± 7.5 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 9.6 ± 1.6 |
| High-flow PH: portal vein (n = 6) | 19.1 ± 6.5 | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 9.7 ± 1.6 |
| High-flow PH: portal vein (n = 3)a | 23.2 ± 4.3 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 9.8 ± 1.5 |
a
Subgroup of dogs that received flow from femoral artery and saline infusion