Figure 2.
Decisional algorithm according to the different values of cardic index and the different
values of MPAP and PAOP (MPAP-PAOP) in cases of acute cardiac decompensation. =, low
TPG; ↑, moderate TPG; ↑↑, high TPG. INO, inhaled nitric oxide; MPAP, mean pulmonary
arterial pressure; PAOP, pulmonary artery occluded pressure; TPG, transpulmonary gradient.
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