Research Article
Selective Use of Pulmonary Vasodilators in Patients with Fontan Physiology
| | | Pretherapy | Posttherapy | value |
| | Fontan pressure (mmHg) | 15.4 ± 3.3 | 13.3 ± 2.5 | 0.026 | | Wedge pressure (mmHg) | 9.2 ± 2.6 | 8.6 ± 1.8 | 0.447 | | TPG (mmHg) | 6.2 ± 1.9 | 4.8 ± 2.4 | 0.247 | | EDP (mmHg) | 7.8 ± 2.3 | 7.2 ± 1.4 | 0.525 | | CI (L/min/m2) | 3.5 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 0.394 | | PVR (wood units × m2) | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 0.321 | | Saturation (%) | 91.6 ± 3.9 | 92.2 ± 2.2 | 0.672 |
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Data are provided as a mean ± SD. TPG, transpulmonary gradient; EDP, end-diastolic pressure; CI, cardiac index; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance.
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