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Table 4 Heart rate variations and PVC occurrences before and during counter-pulsation control

From: Effect of counter-pulsation control of a pulsatile left ventricular assist device on working load variations of the native heart

Animal

Heart rate

PVC

Before

During

Before

During

1

101.4 ± 13.6

90.8 ± 1.3

7 (n = 115)

0 (n = 113)

2

80.5 ± 13.8

90.1 ± 1.0

3 (n = 130)

0 (n = 130)

3

102.8 ± 11.4

98.7 ± 1.2

12 (n = 120)

0 (n = 120)