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Table 1 Baseline parameters and relative changes after 60 min, expressed as % of the baseline value

From: Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors have distinct effects on the hemodynamics of the liver

parameter

control

sildenafil

100 μg/kg

sildenafil

10 μg/kg

sildenafil

1 μg/kg

vardenafil

100 μg/kg

vardenafil

10 μg/kg

vardenafil

1 μg/kg

MAP

(mmHg)

84.19

[80.3-88.0]

-0.3

[-3.8-3.2]

85.0

[80.2-89.7]

-2.6

[-6.5-1.2]

84.9

[81.7-88.2]

-3.9 ✸

[-7.6 - -0.0]

83.9

[81.2-86.5]

1.1 ✸

[0.4-1.9]

82.9

[79.7-86.2]

-7.4

[-16.3-1.4]

80.9

[77.5-84.3]

-8.7 ✸

[-15.0 - -2.4]

88.0

[82.5-93.5]

-11.0 ✸

[-16.7 - -5.3]

HR

(1/min)

366.4

[348.8-384.1]

-1.1

[-2.9-0.7]

375.0

[351.0-399.0]

-1.9

[-3.0-6.7]

375.7

[364.3-387.2]

3.2

[-0.0-0.1]

366.0

[332.2-399.8]

2.9

[-2.1-3.9]

368.3

[353.3-383.4]

2.4

[-1.3-6.2]

362.9

[353.3-372.4]

5.2

[-3.4-13.7]

346.0

[324.3-367.7]

1.3

[-3.4-6.0]

SVR

(mmHg/ml·min)

0.7

[0.6-0.8]

-4.0

[-10.1-2.1]

0.7

[0.61-0.77]

-2.0

[-7.8-3.8]

0.8

[0.68-0.90]

-7.7 ✸

[-12.1 - -3.3]

0.8

[0.7-0.9]

-0.7

[-8.5-7.1]

0.7

[0.6-0.8]

-8.7 ✸

[-13.6 - -3.8]

0.7

[0.5-0.8]

-11.6 ✸

[-20.6 - -2.7]

0.7

[0.5-0.8]

-11.6 ✸

[-22.1 - -1.1]

CO

(ml/min)

116.7

[98.4-135.0]

4.4

[-2.2-10.9]

120.3

[108.6-131.9]

-0.8

[-4.5-2.9]

106.7

[90.0-123.4]

3.7

[-0.1-7.5]

104.1

[85.33-122.9]

2.3

[7.0-11.6]

113.0

[100.0-126.0]

1.3

[-3.8-6.4]

119.7

[99.1-140.4]

3.5

[-2.0-9.1]

127.5

[103.8-151.2]

0.4

[-6.0-6.9]

A hep Resist

(mmHg/ml·min)

20.8

[15.9-25.8]

0.8

[-13.9-15.5]

20.3

[14.8-25.8]

-17.4 ✸

[-32.8 - -2.1]

25.1

[19.3-30.9]

-32.2 ✸

[-47.8 - -16.7]

23.3

[16.1-30.5]

-1.8

[-6.9-3.2]

23.4

[18.6-28.2]

-21.8 ✸

[-35.2 - -8.4]

20.7

[16.5-24.9]

-30.1 ✸

[-41.2 - -18.9]

16.9

[13.5-20.2]

-18.8 ✸

[-28.1 - -9.5]

A hep Flow

(ml/min)

4.1

[3.2-5.1]

0.9

[-12.0-13.9]

4.4

[3.1-5.6]

21.3

[-0.0-42.6]

3.5

[2.6-4.4]

47.5 ✸

[17.8-77.2]

3.7

[2.7-4.7]

3.3

[-2.6-9.1]

3.5

[2.8-4.3]

20.2 ✸

[3.2-37.2]

3.9

[3.2-4.6]

33.5 ✸

[11.6-55.5]

5.1

[4.2-6.1]

9.6

[-5.4-24.7]

Port Resist

(mmHg/ml·min)

0.2

[0.1-0.2]

2.8

[-1.9-7.5]

0.1

[0.11-0.14]

-20.3

[-34.5 - -6.2]

0.1

[0.1-0.2]

-33.8 ✸

[-46.8 - -20.8]

0.2

[0.1-0.2]

0.8

[-7.0-8.5]

0.1

[0.1-0.2]

-22.0 ✸

[-34.0 - -10.0]

0.2

[0.1-0.2]

-31.0 ✸

[-40.6 - -21.4]

0.2

[0.1-0.2]

-38.6 ✸

[-61.1 - -16.0]

Port Flow

(ml/min)

23.3

[20.1-26.5]

-1.3

[-0.5-2.9]

25.0

[21.7-28.3]

18.3 ✸

[2.0-34.5]

25.3

[22.9-27.7]

24.1 ✸

[13.3-34.9]

21.7

[17.6-25.7]

3.3

[-2.4-8.9]

22.7

[20-6 - 24-8]

23.9 ✸

[12.5-35.4]

24.1

[21.1-27.1]

29.2 ✸

[22.5-35.9]

24.0

[21.1-26.9]

15.9

[-4.6-36.5]

Parench Flow

(ml/min)

135.2

[121.0-149.4]

-3.9

[-14.0-6.2]

151.8

[130.5-173.0]

12.4 ✸

[2.5-22.2]

133.7

[115.4-151.9]

15.3 ✸

[9.8-20.8]

131.3

[122.2-140.5]

6.3 ✸

[-1.9-14.5]

126.3

[103.2 -.149.4]

28.8 ✸

[10.4-47.3]

146.2

[118.2-174.1]

15.0 ✸

[1.8-28.2]

130.1

[114.1-146.0]

6.8

[-10.0-23.6]

Port Pressure

(mmHg)

6.3

[5.7-6.9]

-0.8

[-5.7-4.1]

6.1

[5.5-6.7]

-1.3

[-6.9-4.3]

6.1

[5.9-6.3]

-6.2

[-13.6-1.3]

5.7

[4.8-6.6]

1.0

[-1-8 - 3-9]

6.3

[5.8-6.7]

-6.8

[-15.0-1.3]

6.4

[5.7-7.1]

-7.5

[-14.2 - -0.1]

6.3

[5.3-7.4]

-11.2

[-24.8-2.4]

Fract Liver Flow

(%)

23.8

[20.6-27.0]

-4.8

[-12.6-3.0]

24.5

[21.7-27.3]

19.3 ✸

[5.6-32.9]

27.5

[23.7-31.3]

22.9 ✸

[11.6-34.2]

24.5

[19.5-29.6]

1.4

[-8.6-11.4]

23.6

[19.2-28.0]

22.0 ✸

[10.9-33.2]

23.7

[21.3-26.0]

25.5 ✸

[15.9-35.1]

23.3

[18.1-28.5]

14.5

[-3.7-32.7]

  1. Significant changes (p < 0.05; Wilcoxon rank sum test) are marked with ✸. MAP = mean arterial pressure (mm Hg), HR = heart rate (1/min), SVR = systemic vascular resistance (mm Hg·ml-1·min-1), CO = cardiac output (ml/min), A Hep Resist = hepatic arterial resistance (mm Hg·ml-1·min-1), A Hep Flow = hepatic arterial flow (ml/min), Port Resist = portal venous resistance (mm Hg·ml-1·min-1), Port Flow = portal venous flow (ml/min), Parench Flow = parenchymal flow (ml/min), Port Pressure = portal venous pressure (mm Hg). Fract Liver Flow = fractional liver flow (arterial liver flow + portal liver flow/cardiac output) (%).