Table 2 The main haemodynamic data recorded at the four times of the study

Group A

63 ± 7

75 ± 10

66 ± 7^†

69 ± 7^†

Group B

74 ± 6*

72 ± 15

66 ± 12^†

65 ± 13^†

Group A

136 ± 22

108 ± 25

133 ± 19^†‡

111 ± 18

Group B

136 ± 26

112 ± 22

115 ± 21

105 ± 23

Group A

67 ± 12

62 ± 10

71 ± 11^†‡

62 ± 10

Group B

63 ± 16

52 ± 11

55 ± 8

52 ± 9

Group A

88 ± 14

76 ± 11

90 ± 14^†‡

77 ± 12

Group B

84 ± 20

67 ± 14

71 ± 10

66 ± 12

Group A

15 ± 3

13 ± 2

15 ± 2^†‡

12 ± 2^†

Group B

16 ± 4

13 ± 2

14 ± 2^‡

12 ± 2

Group A

9 ± 1

6 ± 3

8 ± 2^†‡

6 ± 2

Group B

11 ± 4

6 ± 2

8 ± 3^†‡

6 ± 2

Group A

4 ± 2

4 ± 2

6 ± 1^†‡

4 ± 2

Group B

4 ± 3

4 ± 1

6 ± 1^†

5 ± 1

Group A

6 ± 3

5 ± 2

7 ± 2^†‡

6 ± 2

Group B

5 ± 2

5 ± 1

7 ± 1^†‡

5 ± 1

Group A

3 ± 2

3 ± 1

4 ± 2^†‡

3 ± 2

Group B

2 ± 1

2 ± 1

4 ± 1^†‡

3 ± 1

Group A

24 ± 4

22 ± 3

24 ± 3

21 ± 3

Group B

29 ± 7

23 ± 3

25 ± 4

22 ± 4

Group A

3.60 ± 0.4

3.28 ± 0.6

3.62 ± 0.6^‡

3.01 ± 0.6

Group B

3.90 ± 0.6

3.16 ± 0.5

3.16 ± 0.6

2.80 ± 0.4

Group A

58 ± 9

45 ± 10

56 ± 13^†‡

44 ± 9

Group B

54 ± 11

46 ± 11

50 ± 14

45 ± 10

Group A

0.54 ± 0.06

0.43 ± 0.08

0.43 ± 0.09

0.38 ± 0.08

Group B

0.29 ± 0.07*

0.28 ± 0.05*

0.35 ± 0.07

0.29 ± 0.09

Group A

110 ± 22

105 ± 17

133 ± 29^†

114 ± 15

Group B

196 ± 44*

171 ± 50*

142 ± 32^†

180 ± 91

Group A

51 ± 15

61 ± 13

77 ± 24^†

71 ± 15

Group B

142 ± 42*

124 ± 45*

91 ± 22

134 ± 87

Group A

9 ± 2

6 ± 2

7 ± 2^†‡

4 ± 1

Group B

9 ± 3

6 ± 2 #

6 ± 2^‡

4 ± 2

Group A

42 ± 22

48 ± 26

37 ± 13

41 ± 15

Group B

83 ± 27*

71 ± 24

39 ± 7^†‡

68 ± 27

Group A

112 ± 22

90 ± 25

110 ± 22^†‡

89 ± 20

Group B

107 ± 29

84 ± 28

90 ± 23

83 ± 25

Group A

63 ± 13

58 ± 11

66 ± 12^†‡

58 ± 11

Group B

59 ± 17

50 ± 12

50 ± 10*

48 ± 10