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Table 1 Hemodynamic parameters and graft flow before stimulation

From: Both skeletonized and pedicled internal thoracic arteries supply adequate graft flow after coronary artery bypass grafting even during intense sympathoexcitation

Hemodynamic parameters

Pedicled

Skeletonized

P value

Heart rate (beats/min)

104 ± 8

106 ± 8

NS

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

94 ± 7

93 ± 7

NS

Cardiac output (ml/min/kg)

83 ± 17

74 ± 9

NS

Double product (mmHg beats/min)

11368 ± 834

11346 ± 621

NS

Graft flow before stimulation (ml/min)

22.6 ± 2.7

27.8 ± 1.9

<0.05

  1. Values are given as the mean ± standard error (SE)
  2. NS Not significant