Short and long term outcomes of 200 patients supported by continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

Table 4 Hemodymanic measurements pre and post left ventricular assist device at 6 mo

Variables	Pre VAD	Post VAD	P value
CVP (mmHg)	12 ± 6	8 ± 4.5	0.001
PAPs (mmHg)	53.52 ± 13.76	36.03 ± 11.85	0.001
PAPd (mmHg)	26.15 ± 9.50	16.11 ± 6.24	0.001
CI (L/min per square meter)	1.78 ± 0.39	2.52 ± 0.60	0.001
PCWP (mmHg)	25.09 ± 10.05	11.93 ± 7.84	0.001
LVEDD (mm)	71.70 ± 13.61	57.45 ± 15.3	0.001
LVEF (%)	16 ± 7.90	21 ± 9.00	0.017

VAD: Ventricular assist device; CVP: Central venous pressure; PAP: Pulmonary artery systolic pressure; PAPd: Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure; CI: Cardiac index; PCWP: Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; LVEDD: Left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction.