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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lung. 2010 Feb 26;188(3):191–197. doi: 10.1007/s00408-010-9232-9

Table 3.

Correlations between B-type natriuretic peptide and CXCL10 and standard parameters of PAH severity

BNP (pg/ml) CXCL10 (pg/ml)
6MWD (m) −0.58 (<0.001) −0.18 (0.30)
mPAP (mmHg) 0.26 (0.10) 0.01 (0.96)
RAP (mmHg) 0.49 (0.001) 0.05 (0.75)
CI (l/min/m2) −0.31 (0.07) 0.03 (0.84)
PVR (Wood units) 0.15 (0.36) 0.07 (0.68)
MVO2 (%) −0.48 (0.01) −0.03 (0.86)
BNP (pg/ml) 0.22 (0.18)

Data presented as Spearman correlation coefficient (p value)

6MWD 6-min walk distance, BNP B-type natriuretic peptide, CI cardiac index, mPAP mean pulmonary artery pressure, MVO2 mixed venous oxygen saturation, PVR pulmonary vascular resistance, RAP mean right atrial pressure