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. 2014 Aug 21;3(4):e001103. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001103

Table 4.

Supplemental Analysis of PAH Subgroup

Characteristics of patients with PAH
N 99
Age, y 69±14
Gender, % males 61
Height, cm 171±10
Weight, kg 77±15
BMI, kg/m² 26±4
BSA, m² 1.9±0.2
SBP, mm Hg 117±27
DBP, mm Hg 65±13
Right heart catheterization
CO, mL/min 4.4±1.3
CI, mL/min per m² 2.3±0.6
Hemoglobin, g/dL 12.7±2.0
PVR, dyn/(s∙cm−5) 400±234
sPAP, mm Hg 53.1±16.0
dPAP, mm Hg 21.4±7.7
mPAP, mm Hg 34.0±9.8
PCWP, mm Hg 12.8±2.3
mRAP, mm Hg 9.2±3.9
Doppler echocardiography
sPAP, mm Hg 50.9±16.0
RAP, mm Hg 10.1±5.0
Linear regression analysis (sPAP)
r (Pearson) 0.89
SEE, mm Hg 7.5
P value <0.0001
Bland–Altman analysis (sPAP)
Bias, mm Hg −2.2
SD, mm Hg 7.6
95% LOA, mm Hg −12.8 to 17.1
Linear regression analysis (RAP)
r (Pearson) 0.73
SEE, mm Hg 3.5
P value <0.0001
Bland–Altman analysis (RAP)
Bias, mm Hg +0.5
SD, mm Hg 3.5
95% LOA, mm Hg −7.4 to 6.5

Values are given as mean±SD or numbers (percentage) as required. BMI indicates body mass index; BSA, body surface area; CI, cardiac index; CO, cardiac output; DBP, diastolic blood; dPAP, diastolic pulmonary artery pressure; LOA, limits of agreement; mPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; mRAP, mean right atrial pressure; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; RAP, right atrial pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; sPAP, systolic pulmonary artery pressure.