Table 1.
Patient Demographics and Baseline Clinical Measurements (N = 78)
Median Age, years | 9.3 (5.2 – 14.2) |
Female | 42 (53.9%) |
IPAH | 26 (33.3%) |
Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension | |
Congenital Heart Disease | 41 (52.5%) |
Repaired | Repaired/Unrepaired |
Ventricular Septal Defect | 10/3 |
Atrial Septal Defect | 6/2 |
Atrioventricular Septal Defect | 6/2 |
Patent Ductus Arteriosus | 2/1 |
Transposition of the Great Arteries | 2/0 |
Double Outlet Right Ventricle | 1/0 |
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return | 2/0 |
Tetralogy of Fallot | 1/0 |
“Absent Pulmonary Artery” | 0/3 |
Portopulmonary Hypertension | 2 (2.5%) |
Connective Tissue Disease | 3 (3.8%) |
Sickle Cell Disease | 1 (1.2%) |
Bronchopulmonary Dyslpasia | 5 (6.4%) |
Baseline Cath measurements - median (IQR) | |
Right Atrial Pressure, mm Hg | 6 (4 – 8) N = 77 |
Pulmonary Artery Pressure, mm Hg | 38 (29 – 59) N = 79 |
Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure, mm Hg | 9 (7 – 10) N = 73 |
Cardiac Index, L/min × m2 | 3.5 (2.8 – 4.4) N = 63 |
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Index (PVR), Wood units × m2 | 6.5 (4.7 – 14.7) N = 74 |
Systemic Arterial Pressure, mm Hg | 64 (58 – 70) N = 78 |
Systemic Vascular Resistance Index (SVR), Wood units × m2 | 14.8 (11.2 – 19.2) N = 72 |
PVR/SVR | 0.5 (0.4 – 0.8) N = 72 |
Baseline Echo measurements - median (IQR) | |
Right Ventricular Diastolic Dimension, cm | 2.7 (2.1 – 3.2) N = 47 |
Left Ventricular Diastolic Dimension, cm | 3.6 (3.0 – 4.2) N = 70 |
Fractional Shortening of the left ventricle, % | 40.0 (35.5 – 46.5) N = 69 |
Tricuspid Regurgitation Velocity, m/s | 4.2 (3.5 – 4.8) N = 64 |
Tricuspid Regurgitation Pressure Gradient, mm Hg | 70.1 (49.2 – 91.9) N = 64 |
No. caths per patient (range) | 0 – 8 |
No. patients with 1 or no cath | 41 |
No. patients with 2 or more caths | 37 |
No. echos per patient (range) | 0 – 27 |
No. patients with 1 or no echo | 7 |
No. patients with 2 or more echos | 71 |
Values are given as the median (IQR) or No. (%), unless otherwise indicated.