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. 2016 Nov 24;47(1):136–140. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2016.0123

Table 1. Cardiac catheterization and cardiopulmonary exercise test prior to and after cardiac surgery.

Initial After bosentan treatment Post-operative
At room air After O2 (10 L/min) supply At room air After O2 (10 L/min) supply At room air
Cardiac catheterization
 Mean PA pressure (mmHg) 64 60 49 47 49
 PVR (WU·m2) 13.9 8.3 10.2 6.0 6.4
 Qp/Qs 1.2 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.9
 SaO2 (%) 83 94 87 97 94
Cardiopulmonary exercise test
 VO2 max (mL/kg/min) 20.4 23.9
 Exercise duration (min) 4 6
 SpO2 at rest (%) 84 92
 SpO2 at peak exercise (%) 62 80

PA: pulmonary artery, PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance, WU: wood units, SaO2: systemic arterial oxygen saturation, VO2 max: maximal oxygen consumption, SpO2: peripheral capillary oxygen saturation