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. 2014 Mar 15;189(6):727–740. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201401-0065ST

Table 2:

Hemodynamic Profiles of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease with or without Pulmonary Hypertension: Three Cohorts*

  PH No PH P Value
NIH cohort n = 56 n = 30  
 CVP, mm Hg 10 ± 5 6 ± 3 <0.001
 mPAP, mm Hg 36 ± 9 19 ± 4 <0.001
 PAWP, mm Hg 16 ± 5 12 ± 3 <0.001
 CO, L/min 8 ± 3 9 ± 2 0.14
 CI, L/min/m2 5 ± 1 5 ± 1 0.063
 PVR, dyn⋅s⋅cm−5 229 ± 149 74 ± 38 <0.001
French cohort n = 24 n = 72  
 CVP, mm Hg 10 ± 6 7 ± 2 <0.001
 mPAP, mm Hg 30 ± 6 19 ± 3 <0.001
 PAWP, mm Hg 16 ± 7 11 ± 3 <0.001
 CO, L/min 8.7 ± 1.9 8.4 ± 2.1 0.60
 PVR, dyn⋅s⋅cm−5 138 ± 58 72 ± 26 <0.001
Brazilian cohort n = 8 n = 18  
 mPAP, mm Hg 33.1 ± 8.9 18.7 ± 2.8 <0.001
 PAWP, mm Hg 16.0 ± 5.7 13.3 ± 2 0.07
 CI, L/min/m2 5 ± 1.36 4.9 ± 1.7 0.85
 PVR, dyn⋅s⋅cm−5 179 ± 120 64 ± 48 0.002

Definition of abbreviations: CI = cardiac index; CO = cardiac output; CVP = central venous pressure; mPAP = mean pulmonary artery pressure; NIH = National Institutes of Health; PAWP = pulmonary artery wedge pressure; PVR = pulmonary vascular resistance.

*

From References 2, 3, and 12.

CVP data not provided for Brazilian cohort.