Effect of Angiotensin II on the Left Ventricular Function in a Near-Term Fetal Sheep with Metabolic Acidemia

Table 1

Invasively monitored maternal hemodynamic parameters and acid-base status at baseline and during fetal angiotensin II infusion. Data are presented as mean (SD).

	Baseline	Angiotensin II	𝑃 value
Heart rate, beats/min	98 (15)	98 (19)	0.807
Systolic BP, mmHg	95 (7)	94 (109)	0.283
Diastolic BP, mmHg	64 (9)	62 (11)	0.460
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg	74 (8)	72 (11)	0.402
Oxygen saturation, %	95 (4.5)	94 (4.4)	0.115
pH	7.36 (0.03)	7.37 (0.02)	0.115
Base excess, mmol/L	−3.18 (3.2)	−2.36 (2.1)	0.203
PCO2, kPa	5.13 (0.92)	5.13 (0.43)	0.990
PO2, kPa	14.5 (4.3)	13 (4.1)	0.033
Lactate, mmol/L	0.64 (0.22)	0.65 (0.24)	0.832