Haemodynamic and blood gas assessments
| Baseline | After inhalation of NO 40 ppm for 10 min | 30 min after inhalation of iloprost 10 μg | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 84 | 88 | 87 | ||||
| Mean arterial blood pressure (mm Hg) | 94 | 87 | 90 | ||||
| Mean pulmonary arterial pressure(mm Hg) | 41 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Pulmonary arterial occlusion pressure(mm Hg) | 8 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Right atrial pressure (mm Hg) | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Cardiac index (l/min.m2) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||||
| Pulmonary vascular resistance(dyne.s/cm5) | 851 | 711 | 717 | ||||
| Arterial oxygen saturation (%) | 96.5 | 97.7 | 94.3 | ||||
| Arterial oxygen tension (mm Hg) | 75.8 | 83.4 | 67.8 | ||||
| Arterial carbon dioxide tension (mm Hg) | 31.3 | 25.3 | 29.6 | ||||
| Mixed venous oxygen saturation (%) | 66.3 | 65.1 | 67.4 | ||||
| Alveolo-arterial oxygen tension (mm Hg) | 27 | 27 | 36 | ||||