Table 1

Total study population (n=81)

Baseline
Age (years)51±16
Males (n)30
WHO II/III/IV (%)43/51/6
BNP (pg/mL) median, 25–75th204, 67–361
6-MWD (m)354±127
Naive patients (%)41
HR (bpm)79±15
Systolic BP (mm Hg)124±22
mPAP (mm Hg)50.6±13.1
CI (L/min/m2)2.4±0.6
PVR (dyn/s cm5)836±412
RAP (mm  Hg)8.5±6.2
TAPSE (mm)15.3±4.2
RVEDD (mm)36.5±7.3
RVEDA (cm2)29.5±9.0
RVFAC (%)27±12
RV wall thickness (mm)6.4±1.6
Moderate/severe tricuspid regurgitation (%)59
TAPSE/PASP0.21±0.10
  • 6-MWD, 6 min walk distance; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; BP, blood pressure; CI, cardiac index; HR, heart rate; mPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; PASP, Doppler estimate of systolic pulmonary artery pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; RAP, right atrial pressure; RVEDA, right ventricular end diastolic area; RVEDD, right ventricular end diastolic diameter; RVFAC, right ventricular fractional area change; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.