Figure 1

Changes of the slope of (A) left ventricular end-systolic pressure volume relationship (ESPVR) and (B) left ventricular preload recruitable stroke work (PRSW) before and after cardiopulmonary bypass and 60 minutes of reperfusion. Relative changes of the slope of (C) left ventricular end-systolic pressure volume relationship (ESPVR) and (D) left ventricular preload recruitable stroke work (PRSW) after cardiopulmonary bypass and 60 minutes of reperfusion. All values are given as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05 vs. Custodiol, #p < 0.05 vs. baseline.