TABLE 2

Initial Cardiac Catheterization Data, Hemodynamic Support, and Clinical Course

Patient no.EF (%)EDV (mL)ESV (mL)SV (mL)Pressure (mm Hg)CO (L/min)CI (L/min/m2)Hemodynamic support (acute phase)Provocation of coronary spasmNormalization of LV contraction (d)Normalized LVEF (%)
LVLVEDPAo*RAPA*PCWP
 13275512481/42576/54 (59)215/8 (10)1521.7Intraaortic balloon pumping, DOA and DOB infusionNegative2461
 237744627116/018110/57 (75)431/17 (23)81.71.5NoneNegative2064
 3441015744132/015133/66 (88)528/16 (20)72.81.9NoneNegative1763
 45186424490/01096/63 (74)016/4 (8)34.12.7NoneNegative1464
 54887454279/01882/71 (75)532/18 (27)52.11.7DOA, DOB, and NA infusionNegative2258
 655732845117/09118/62 (80)725/13 (18)112.41.8NoneNegative1375
 73188602794/0599/79 (75)116/5 (9)532.4NoneNegative2965
 8441166551104/733109/77 (88)816/8 (12)103.42.1NoneNegative1682
Mean42.887.549.338.016.676.84.015.98.02.72.019.466.5
SD8.714.911.710.39.127.02.88.53.90.80.45.47.9
  • * For Ao and PA, mean pressure is shown in parentheses.

  • EF = ejection fraction; EDV = end-diastolic volume; ESV = end-systolic volume; SV = systolic volume; LV = left ventricle; LVEDP = left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; Ao = aorta; RA = right atrium; PA = pulmonary artery; PCWP = pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; CO = cardiac output; CI = cardiac index; DOA = dopamine; DOB = dobutamine; NA = noradrenaline.