Haemodynamics, renal function and mortality in patients with cardiac index above or below 1.5 l/min/m2
| CI<1.5 n = 8 | CI>1.5 n = 16 | p Value | |
| SV, ml | 38 (9) | 55 (17) | 0.02 |
| SVI, ml/m2 | 21.4 (4.7) | 30.5 (8.0) | 0.01 |
| MAP, mmHg | 83.0 (15.0) | 89.9 (13.0) | 0.26 |
| HR, min−1 | 63 (10) | 77 (14) | 0.009 |
| AC, ml/mmHg | 1.02 (0.34) | 1.12 (0.47) | 0.63 |
| SVR, Newton s cm−5 | 0.02924 (0.00808) | 0.01884 (0.00660) | 0.004 |
| QTc, s½ | 0.436 (0.029) | 0.429 (0.029) | 0.57 |
| Serum proANP, pg/ml | 1874 (2818) | 1117 (2230) | 0.03 |
| Serum proBNP, pg/ml | 717 (4185) | 602 (3681) | 0.72 |
| RBF, ml/min | 352 (232) | 561 (229) | 0.06 |
| GFR, ml/min | 39 (24) | 63 (23) | 0.03 |
| CNa, ml/min | 0.31 (0.30) | 0.86 (0.80) | 0.03 |
| FeNa, % | 0.005 (0.005) | 0.011 (0.009 | 0.047 |
| CLi, ml/min | 8.0 (5.6) | 15.4 (9.0) | 0.058 |
| log serum aldosterone, pmol/l | 3.21 (2.06) | 2.66 (2.15) | 0.08 |
| Plasma renin, pg/ml | 86 (3996) | 20 (1207) | 0.28 |
| Serum creatinin, μmol/l | 130 (46) | 78 (29) | 0.003 |
| Dead <3 months | 4/8 | 1/16 | 0.01 |
| Hepatorenal syndrome type 1 <3 months | 3/7* | 1/16 | 0.04 |
| Dead <9 months | 5/8 | 2/16 | 0.006 |
| Dead <12 months | 5/8 | 4/16 | 0.03 |
Results are given as mean (SD) or median (range).
*One patient died outside hospital.
AC, arterial compliance; CLi, lithium clearance; CNa, sodium clearance; FeNa, fractional sodium excretion; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HR, heart rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; Pro ANP, pro atrial natriuretic peptide; Pro BNP, pro brain natriuretic peptide; QTc, QT interval corrected for heart rate; RBF, renal blood flow; SV, stroke volume; SVI, stroke volume index; SVR, systemic vascular resistance.