Table 2 Invasive Hemodynamic data pre and post PEA

Heart Rate

75 ± 10

74 ± 8

ns

PAPsystolic (mm Hg)

72 ± 21

39 ± 14

< 0.001

PAPdiastolic (mm Hg)

28 ± 17

11 ± 5

0.003

PAPmean (mm Hg)

45 ± 12

25 ± 6

< 0.001

PVR(dyne s/cm5)

661 ± 338

n.m.

-

TPR (dyne s/cm5)

870 ± 391

406 ± 171

0.001

Cardiac output (l/min)

4.2 ± 1.1

4.8 ± 0.8

ns

BPsystolic (mm Hg)

120 ± 39

n.m.

-

BPsystolic (mm Hg)

78 ± 8

n.m.

-

PCWP (mm Hg)

7 ± 5

n.m.

-

RAP (mm Hg)

10 ± 3

n.m.

-