Table 2—

Haemodynamic data according to acute nitric oxide(NO) testing

Responders#,¶Nonresponders#,+
BaselineNOBaselineNO
pa mmHg60±631±872±2363±21
PVRi dyn·s·cm−5·m−22314±9191219±11722311±17931840±1126
CI L·min−1·m−22.04±0.662.88±0.682.47±1.142.45±1.08
Ppao mmHg10±29±18±29±1
RAP mmHg7±65±413±612±6
  • Data are presented as mean±sd. pa: mean pulmonary artery pressure; PVRi: indexed pulmonary vascular resistance; CI: cardiac index; Ppao: pulmonary artery occlusion pressure; RAP: right atrial pressure. #: no statistically significant differences were observed in baseline haemodynamics between responders and nonresponders; : n = 4; +: n = 15.