. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jun;141(6):1424–1430. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.02.028

Table 3.

Change in systolic pulmonary artery pressure after aortic valve replacement in patients with mild, moderate, and severe pulmonary hypertension.

Group	Mean Pre-op sPAP	Mean Post-op sPAP	p
35-44 mm/Hg (n=61)	39 ± 3	37 ± 11	0.218
45-59 mm/Hg (n=58)	51 ± 4	45 ± 16	0.014
≥60 mm/Hg (n=46)	69 ± 12	45 ± 14	<0.001
Overall Group	51 ± 14	42 ± 14	<0.001