Table 3.

Blood test changes between pre- and post-BPA.

Variable	Pre-BPA n = 48	Post-BPA n = 48	P value
NT-proBNP, pg/ml	596.3 (110.4, 1763.5)	125.5 (54.8, 178.6)	< 0.001
ESR, mm/h	16.0 ± 12.0	14.3 ± 11.5	0.522
hs-CRP, mg/L	5.6 ± 8.9	4.1 ± 6.0	0.327
Blood routine
WBC, ×109/L	5.7 (4.7, 6.8)	6.6 (4.9, 8.2)	0.011
NEU%, %	56.0 ± 9.3	67.0 ± 10.9	0.041
LYM%, %	31.7 (26.2, 39.5)	20.9 (16.2, 30.4)	0.005
NLR	1.9 ± 0.8	3.4 ± 1.6	0.021
EO%, %	2.8 ± 2.9	1.9 ± 2.9	0.013
PLT, ×109/L	225.5 ± 85.4	224.3 ± 77.6	0.839
Renal function
UA, μmol/L	355.0 (294.5, 445.3)	339.5 (278.6, 400.3)	0.070
BUN, mmol/L	6.1 ± 1.9	6.2 ± 1.5	0.666
Crea, μmol/L	68.6 ± 16.0	66.5 ± 14.4	0.167
Lipid metabolism
TCH, mmol/L	4.2 ± 0.8	4.5 ± 0.9	0.115
TG, mmol/L	1.4 ± 0.6	1.4 ± 0.7	0.881
HDL-C, mmol/L	1.1 ± 0.3	1.1 ± 0.3	0.213
LDL-C, mmol/L	2.7 ± 0.7	2.9 ± 0.6	0.180
SDLDL-C, mmol/L	0.8 ± 0.3	0.7 ± 0.3	0.217
ApoA-I, g/L	1.3 ± 0.3	1.4 ± 0.2	0.003
ApoB, g/L	2.0 ± 8.3	0.9 ± 0.2	0.192
ApoE, g/L	36.4 (29.4, 45.0)	36.5 (28.9, 48.0)	0.765
LP (a), mg/L	124.9 (79.4, 281.5)	143.8 (92.6, 301.1)	0.549

Values are expressed as the mean ± SD or median (quartile range). BPA, balloon pulmonary angioplasty; NTproBNP, N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; WBC, white blood cell; NEU%, neutrophil percentage; LYM%, lymphocyte percentage; NLR, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; EO%, eosinophil percentage; PLT, platelet; UA, uric acid; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Crea, creatinine; TCH, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; SDLDL-C, small dense low density lipoprotein cholesterol; ApoA, Apolipoprotein A; ApoB, Apolipoprotein B; ApoE, Apolipoprotein E; LP (a), lipoprotein (a).