Table 1.
Cohort clinical characteristics
| N = 51a | |
|---|---|
| Age | 60 (53,66) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 38 (75%) |
| Female | 13 (25%) |
| Body mass index | 27 (24, 33) |
| Respiratory rate | 8.00 (16.00,18.00) |
| Oxygen saturation (%) | 96.00 (93.00, 98.00) |
| Heart rate | 78 (72, 89) |
| Temperature | 36.40 (36.30, 36.75) |
| Mean arterial pressure | 99 (86,103) |
| History of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction | 33 (65%) |
| History of Myocardial Infarction | 8 (16%) |
| History of COPO | 16 (32%) |
| History of Pulmonary Hypertension | 16 (31%) |
| History of Cirrhosis | 5 (10%) |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 4.00 (2.00, 5.50) |
| Outpatient RHC | 21 (41%) |
| Tricuspid regurgitation | 22 (45%) |
| Tricuspid stenosis | 0 (0%) |
| Pulmonary valve pathology | 7 (14%) |
| Mitral regurgitation | 23 (47%) |
| Mitral stenosis | 1 (2.0%) |
| Aortic regurgitation | 7 (14%) |
| Aortic stenosis | 1 (2.0%) |
| Average E:E' ratio | 13 (9,17) |
| Mean right atrial pressure | 6.0 (4.0,10.S) |
| Maximum IVC diameter | 2.16 (1.77, 2.46) |
| Hepatic vein status | |
| Normal | 24 (47%) |
| Mildly abnormal | 12 (24%) |
| Severely abnormal | 14 (27%) |
| Unable to assess | 1 (2.0%) |
| Portal vein status | |
| Normal | 32 (63%) |
| Mildly abnormal | 14 (27%) |
| Severely abnormal | 5 (9.8%) |
| Unable to assess | 0 (0%) |
| Renal vasculature status | |
| Normal | 40 (78%) |
| Mildly abnormal | 3 (5.9%) |
| Severely abnormal | 8 (16%) |
| Unable to assess | 0 (0%) |
| VExUS | |
| 0 | 19 (37%) |
| 1 | 16 (31%) |
| 2 | 8 (16%) |
| 3 | 8 (16%) |
| Reason for right heart catheterization | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1 (2.0%) |
| Chest pain | 4 (7.8%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 1 (2.0%) |
| Diastolic heart failure | 1 (2.0%) |
| Dilated cardiomyopathy | 2 (3.9%) |
| Dyspnea | 3 (5.9%) |
| Pericardial effusion | 1 (2.0%) |
| Pericarditis | 1 (2.0%) |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 6 (12%) |
| Syncope | 1 (2.0%) |
| Systolic and diastolic heart failure | 1 (2.0%) |
| Systolic heart failure | 24 (47%) |
| Unspecified heart failure | 2 (3.9%) |
| Valvular disease | 3 (5.9%) |
| Reason for hospitalization | |
| Acute hypoxic respiratory failure | 3 (10%) |
| Acute volume overload | 1 (3.3%) |
| Chest pain | 1 (3.3%) |
| Dizziness | 1 (3.3%) |
| Dyspnea | 1 (3.3%) |
| Heart failure exacerbation | 19 (63%) |
| Pericarditis | 1 (3.3%) |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 1 (3.3%) |
| Syncope | 2 (6.7%) |
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