Table 3.

Comparison of Preimplant and Preexplant Hemodynamic Parameters, n=7

Hemodynamic ParameterPreimplant, Mean ± SDPreexplant, Mean ± SDP Value
Right atrial pressure, mmHg12.3 ± 3.45.0 ± 4.00.022
Right ventricular systolic pressure, mmHg56.5 ± 10.229.2 ± 11.20.067
Right ventricular end-diastolic pressure, mmHg17.3 ± 2.17.6 ± 5.10.176
Pulmonary artery systolic pressure, mmHg54.8 ± 13.530.7 ± 9.30.036
Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure, mmHg27.3 ± 5.58.9 ± 4.10.003
Mean pulmonary artery pressure, mmHg36.0 ± 7.815.4 ± 7.10.01
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, mmHg23.3 ± 6.57 ± 4.30.035
Transpulmonary gradient, mmHg11.0 ± 6.99.8 ± 2.80.678
Diastolic pulmonary vascular pressure gradient, mmHg4.0 ± 3.73.2 ± 4.00.862
Cardiac output, L/min3.6 ± 1.35.5 ± 1.80.004
Cardiac index, L/min/m21.8 ± 0.52.7 ± 0.70.008
Pulmonary vascular resistance, Wood units3.6 ± 1.51.9 ± 0.50.08
Systemic vascular resistance, dyn·s/cm51,725.8 ± 779.51,248.3 ± 753.90.06
  • Note: P<0.05 is statistically significant.