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Table 1 Mean changes in parameters

From: Myocardial contractile response to dobutamine in hypoplastic left heart syndrome post-Fontan

  

Rest

Dobutamine 10 mcg/kg/min

Dobutamine 20 mcg/kg/min

P values

Heart rate

bpm

63

111

137

 

Ejection fraction

%

51.4

65.4

65.8

0.01

Power

Watts

14.99

35.41

30.07

0.00007

Indexed Cardiac output

l/min

2.3

4.3

4.5

0.00002

End Diastolic Pressure

mmHg

8.2

6.6

6.2

0.4

dP/dt max

mmHg/ms

0.79

2.53

2.35

0.004

dP/dt min

mmHg/ms

-0.92

-1.81

-1.80

0.002

Ees

mmHg/ml

3.25

5.86

5.45

0.007

Ea

mmHg/ml

2.2

2.7

3.2

0.2

Ees:Ea

 

1.5

2.2

1.8

0.004

Indexed End diastolic volume

ml/m2

71

59

49

0.001