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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Compared with dobutamine group, after the treatment in the levosimendan group, stroke volume index (SVI), cardiac index (CI) and left ventricular stroke work index (LVSWI) were significantly increased [SVI (mL/m) : 39. 8 5. 4 vs. 37. 5 4. 5, t = -2. 762, P = 0. 020 ; CI (L min m) : 4. 6 0. 7 vs. 3. 6 0. 7, t = -9. 829, P = 0. 000 ; LVSWI (kg min m) : 33. 7 2. 4 vs. 28. 2 1. 2, t = -6. 307, P = 0. 000], and central venous pressure (CVP), intrathoracic blood volume index (ITBVI) and extravascular lung water index (EVLWI) were significantly decreased [CVP (mmHg, 1 mmHg = 0. 133 kPa) : 8. 2 0. 9 vs. 12. 1 0. 8, t = 3. 928, P = 0. 002 ; ITBVI (mL/m) : 820 42 vs. 978 69, t = 9. 472, P = 0. 000 ; EVLWI (mL/kg) : 6. 1 1. 6 vs. 8. 9 1. 7, t = 4. 467, P = 0. 001].