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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Cardiac index (CI) increased significantly only in esmolol + enoximone-treated patients [CI : from 2. 4 (0. 2) litre min (-1) m (-2) at baseline to 3. 2 (0. 2) litre min (-1) m (-2) at 24 h after surgery ; P = 0. 001] and was significantly higher than in the esmolol [CI : from 2. 5 (0. 2) litre min (-1) m (-2) at baseline to 2. 6 (0. 2) litre min (-1) m (-2) at 24 h ; P = 0. 18] and the control groups [CI : from 2. 4 (0. 2) litre min (-1) m (-2) at baseline to 2. 7 (0. 2) litre min (-1) m (-2) at 24 h ; P = 0. 13].