Figure 3From: Post-hypothermic cardiac left ventricular systolic dysfunction after rewarming in an intact pig modelIndexes of left ventricular diastolic function. A. Maximal deceleration of pressure in the cardiac cycle (dP/dtmin); B. end diastolic pressure (EDP); C. end diastolic pressure volume relationship (EDPVR); D. isovolumetric relaxation time (Tau). * Significantly different from baseline (P ≤0.05). ‡ Significant difference between cooled animals and time matched normothermic controls (P ≤0.05).Back to article page