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. 2011 Jun 15;34(8):513–518. doi: 10.1002/clc.20917

Table 3.

Change From Baseline to Week 12: Hemodynamic Parameters

ASD VSD PDA
Baseline 12 Weeks P Baseline 12 Weeks P Baseline 12 Weeks P
HR, beats/min 88.00 ± 11.88 81.00 ± 6.26 0.021 77.54 ± 9.22a 75.50 ± 9.59 0.238 82.25 ± 13.06 80.06 ± 13.16 0.279
mRAP,b mm Hg 7.85 ± 3.08 6.33 ± 3.57 0.177 8.04 ± 4.40 7.49 ± 5.97 0.607 10.38 ± 9.48 7.69 ± 6.16 0.279
mPAP, mm Hg 65.58 ± 11.12 60.85 ± 8.96 0.054 86.32 ± 19.93c 76.58 ± 16.81 <0.001 91.71 ± 17.34c 86.04 ± 16.83 0.245
Qpi, L·min−1·m−2 2.8 ± 1.0 4.1 ± 1.8 0.008 2.8 ± 1.0 3.4 ± 1.5 0.013 2.6 ± 0.9 3.4 ± 1.0 0.004
Qsid, L·min−1·m−2 2.5 ± 0.6 3.3 ± 0.7 0.05 2.7 ± 0.7 2.7 ± 0.6 0.881 3.4 ± 1.0e 3.3 ± 0.7 0.842
PVR, dyn·s·cm−5 1333.7 ± 427.7 921.7 ± 384.0 <0.001 1830.8 ± 977.3 1377.5 ± 682.9 <0.001 2190.4 ± 1348.3f 1495.5 ± 759.9 0.046
SVRg, dyn·s·cm−5 1849.2 ± 520.5 1479.0 ± 404.1 0.166 1569.4 ± 381.4 1558.9 ± 373.2 0.942 1456.4 ± 811.2 1339.7 ± 621.1 0.499
PVR/SVR ratiog 0.79 ± 0.30 0.66 ± 0.24 0.089 1.48 ± 0.96 0.91 ± 0.40 0.006 2.15 ± 1.42f 1.46 ± 0.60 0.225

Abbreviations: ASD, atrial septal defects; HR, heart rates; MAP, mean systemic arterial pressure; mPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; mRAP, mean right atrial pressure; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; Qpi, pulmonary blood flow index; Qsi, systemic blood flow index; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; VSD, ventricular septal defects.

Compared with baseline values:

a

VSD group vs ASD group, P < 0.01.

b

ASD group, n = 13; VSD group, n = 23; PDA group, n = 14.

c

PDA group or VSD group vs ASD group, P < 0.01.

d

ASD group, n = 10; VSD group, n = 16; PDA group, n = 11.

e

PDA group vs ASD or VSD group, P < 0.05.

f

PDA group vs ASD group, P < 0.05.

g

ASD group, n = 9; VSD group, n = 15; PDA group, n = 9.