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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 18.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2012 Jun 22;110(7):1062–1065. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.05.043

Table 1.


Variable RHC (n=157) P LHC (n=83) P

INR≤1.5 61% INR>1.5 39% INR≤1.5 72% INR>1.5 28%
Age (years) 55±7.9 52±10 0.07 57±9.2 52±7.8 0.02
Men 57% 62% 0.84 73% 61% 0.78
Cuacasian 79% 89% 0.65 78% 91% 0.81
Weight (kg) 90±22 89±22 0.76 93±17 90±25 0.52
Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) 31±7 29±6 0.24 31±5 30±7.3 0.62
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 125±21 121±18 0.24 122±23 121±21 0.91
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg 72±12 67±13 0.01 65±13 64±14 0.76
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 12±2.0 10±2.1 <0.01 12±2.1 10±1.9 <0.01
Platelets (cm3) 101±57 105±102 0.79 97±53 77±32 0.1
Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.35±1.0 1.57±1.7 0.31 1.49±1.2 1.58±1.2 0.76
MELD 13±5.3 21±7.4 <0.01 14±6.4 22±6.4 <0.01
International Normalized Ratio 1.3±0.14 1.8±0.21 <0.01 1.25±0.14 1.74±0.18 <0.01
Concurrent RHC 75% (45) 91% (21) 0.12