Table 1.
RHC Values Obtained 5 Months Before Presentation, on Hospital Day 1, on Hospital Day 7 Before Pericardiocentesis, and on Hospital Day 7 Immediately After Pericardiocentesis
| RHC |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Months Prior | Hospital Day 1 | Hospital Day 7 Pre-Pericardiocentesis |
Hospital Day 7 Post-Pericardiocentesis |
|
| Relevant medications | None | Riociguat Epoprostenol |
Riociguat Epoprostenol Norepinephrine 0.2 μg/kg/min |
Riociguat Epoprostenol Norepinephrine Off |
| BP, mm Hg | 117/83 | 109/74 | 74/48 | 112/69 |
| Heart rate, beats/min | 98 | 181 | 133 | |
| RA, mm Hg | 17 | 17 | 28 | 17 |
| RV, mm Hg | 62/2 | 65/5 | 59/28 | |
| PASP, mm Hg | 65 | 68 | 62 | 63 |
| PADP, mm Hg | 29 | 23 | 35 | 44 |
| MPAP, mm Hg | 43 | 45 | 48 | 50 |
| PCWP, mm Hg | 8 | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| MvO2, % | 62 | 58 | 32 | 61 |
| Hgb, g/dL | 13.1 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Fick CO, L/min | 4.3 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| Fick CI, L/min/m2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| PVR, WU | 8.1 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 2.6 |
| Pericardial opening pressure, mm Hg | 25 | 10 | ||
BP = blood pressure; CI = cardiac index; CO = cardiac output; Hgb = hemoglobin; MPAP = mean pulmonary artery pressure; MvO2 = mixed venous oxygen saturation; PADP = pulmonary artery diastolic pressure; PASP = pulmonary artery systolic pressure; PCWP = pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; PVR = pulmonary vascular resistance; RA = right atrium; RHC = right heart catheterization; RV = right ventricle.