Table 2

 Haemodynamic parameters during stress test with intravenous infusion of dopamine

Rate of dopamine infusion
5 μg/kg/min10 μg/kg/min15 μg/kg/min
Presented parameters are mean (SD) values of four pigs.
HR (1/min)94.5 (10.80)100.0 (13.55)139.2 (33.48)
PAP systolic (mm Hg)34.3 (4.82)35.0 (4.86)35.7 (5.96)
PAP diastolic (mm Hg)17.5 (4.54)17.3 (4.27)19.5 (5.41)
PAP mean (mm Hg)26.3 (2.87)25.5 (3.99)27.0 (4.12)
PCW (mm Hg)14.5 (7.25)11.5 (6.92)10.0 (5.69)
CVP (mm Hg)16.0 (5.23)18.2 (4.74)20.8 (5.27)
LVP systolic (mm Hg)101.0 (24.54)114.8 (10.09)137.7 (19.96)
LVP diastolic (mm Hg)1.3 (4.11)0.2 (3.29)−0.3 (3.86)
LVP end diastolic (mm Hg)13.8 (7.71)11.7 (6.77)9.8 (5.81)
AoP systolic (mm Hg)101.0 (24.54)106.5 (26.39)129.8 (34.28)
AoP diastolic (mm Hg)64.3 (14.88)69.3 (15.98)86.7 (23.72)
AoP mean (mm Hg)78.6 (18.78)86.4 (20.30)104.8 (27.64)
CO (l/min)5.5 (1.39)7.0 (1.33)8.8 (0.63)
AoVmax (m/s)0.9 (0.14)1.2 (0.10)1.5 (0.16)