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Table 1 Haemodynamic parameters (mean ± SD) before and after the administration of levosimendan

From: Haemodynamic effects of levosimendan in patients during weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass

 

CI (l/min/m2)

SI (ml/m2)

SVR (dyn/s/cm5)

+dP/dt (mmHg/s)

Ees (mmHg/ml)

Tau (ms)

Baseline

2.6 ± 0.5

30 ± 7

950 ± 374

766 ± 113

1.1 ± 0.2

42 ± 5

Peak effect

3.9 ± 0.9*

46 ± 10*

669 ± 224*

966 ± 131*

1.5 ± 0.2*

39 ± 5

  1. *P < 0.05 compared with baseline; CI, cardiac index; SI, stroke index; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; +dP/dt, measure of left ventricular contractility; Ees, end-systolic elastance; Tau, time constant of isovolumic pressure decay