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. 2013 Sep 4;15(1):75. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-15-75

Table 3.

Flow measurements

  Baseline iNO % Change p-value*
Pulmonary Artery (n=16)
  
  
  
  
  Average velocity (m/s)
 15.3 ± 8.1
 15.9 ± 8.9
 2.7 ± 12.4
 0.17
  Average flow index (L/min/m2)
 2.7 ± 0.7
 2.6 ± 0.8
 −2.3 ± 10.2
 0.13
  Forward volume (mL/beat)
 123.5 ± 26.8
 122.7 ± 31.6
 −1.1 ± 8.6
 0.75
  Reverse volume (mL/beat)
 45.3 ± 25.0
 42.4 ± 24.1
 −6.5 ± 8.6
 0.01
  Regurgitant fraction %
 35.3 ± 16.4
 33.3 ± 15.1
 −5.2 ± 7.8
 0.02
Aorta (n=11)
  
  
  
  
  Average velocity (m/s)
 14.1 ± 6.2
 13.4 ± 6.3
 −4.8 ± 8.0
 0.10
  Average flow index (L/min/m2)
 2.9 ± 0.8
 3.0 ± 0.9
 5.0 ± 13.0
 0.71
  Forward volume (mL/beat)
 74.8 ± 17.2
 71.3 ± 18.8
 −6.3 ± 9.7
 0.05
  Reverse volume (mL/beat)
 3.2 ± 4.4
 3.1 ± 5.1
 −28.4 ± 43.4†
 0.73
  Regurgitant fraction % 4.5 ± 6.4 4.2 ± 5.4 −23.1 ± 45.1† 0.51

*By paired t-test between baseline values and iNO values.

†Outliers excluded.