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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2010 Nov 1;106(9):1332–1338. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.06.064

Table 1.

Demographic, hemodynamic, and functional characteristics at bosentan initiation

All patients*

(N = 86)
Patients with IPAH/HPAH (N = 36) Patients with PAH-CHD (N = 48)
Treatment at bosentan
initiation
Monotherapy
(n = 11)
Plus prostanoid
(n = 25)
Monotherapy
(n = 30)
Plus prostanoid
(n = 18)

Male:Female 37:49 6:5 14:11 9:21 6:12
Age
      At bosentan initiation 11 ± 5 [0–18] 10 ± 6 [1–16] 11 ± 4 [4–16] 10 ± 6 [0–18] 12 ± 4 [6–18]
      At pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis 5 ± 5 [0–16] 8 ± 5 [1–15] 5 ± 5 [0–16] 3 ± 4 [0–13] 6 ± 4 [1–15]
Weight at bosentan initiation 34 ± 16 [5–89] 35 ± 17 [8–62] 37 ± 17 [14–89] 30 ± 16 [5–64] 37 ± 15 [17–57]

Hemodynamic parameters**
      Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mmHg) 63 ± 20 (n = 67) 58 ± 18 (n = 10) 65 ± 26 (n = 17) 60 ± 16 (n = 26) 75 ± 20 (n = 12)
      Mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (mmHg) 9 ± 3 (n = 67) 9 ± 2 (n = 10) 8 ± 3 (n = 17) 9 ± 4 (n = 26) 9 ± 3 (n = 12)
      Mean right atrial pressure (mmHg) 7 ± 4 (n = 67) 5 ± 2 (n = 10) 7 ± 4 (n = 17) 7 ± 4 (n = 26) 9 ± 3 (n = 12)
      Cardiac index (L/min/m2) 3.6 ± 1.4 (n = 62) 3.7 ± 1.3 (n = 10) 3.8 ± 1.2 (n = 17) 3.3 ± 1.3 (n = 23) 4.4 ± 2.0 (n = 10)
      Pulmonary vascular resistance index (U.m2) 20 ± 14 (n = 66) 16 ± 13 (n = 10) 20 ± 17 (n = 17) 22 ± 14 (n = 25) 21 ± 12 (n = 12)

WHO functional class: I: II: III: IV 6: 36: 33: 6 0: 4: 6: 1 3: 8: 10: 2 2: 16: 9: 2 1: 8: 7: 0

Values are number (percentage) of patients or mean ± standard deviation [range].

*

Two male patients with PAH associated with connective tissue disease were included in the all-patient group: one patient had bosentan monotherapy, one had pre-existing prostanoid treatment at baseline, they were 8 and 10 year old at initiation and also at diagnosis, they weighted 22 and 43 kg, PAPm was 38 and 54 mmHg.

**

Most recent right heart catheterization (RHC) within 3 months of bosentan initiation.