. 2016 Feb 3;11(2):e0145881. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145881

Table 2. Changes in HF Parameters from Admission to Discharge According to Patient Cluster^*.

	Cluster 1				Cluster 2				Cluster 3				Cluster 4
Variable	Baseline	Follow-up	Change	p-value	Baseline	Follow-up	Change	p-value	Baseline	Follow-up	Changes	p-value	Baseline	Follow-up	Change	p-value
RAP^† mmHg	13 (8, 18)	8 (5, 12)	-5 (-9, 0)	<0.001	11 (6, 14)	7 (3,11)	-3 (-7,-1)	<0.001	17 (13,22)	8 (5,10)	-10 (-14,-5)	<0.001	14 (9,20)	8 (5,11)	-4 (-7,0)	0.007
PCWP^‡ mmHg	27 (19, 34)	17 (12, 21)	-11 (-18, -3)	<0.001	22 (15,28)	15 (10,18)	-8 (-14,2)	<0.001	32 (28,38)	15 (12,19)	-16 (-23,-9)	<0.001	23 (20–27)	17 (16,20)	-5 (-10,0)	0.001
CI, L/min/m²	1.9 (1.6, 2.3)	2.2 (1.9, 2.5)	0.4 (-0.1, 0.8)	<0.001	2 (1.5,2.2)	2.4 (1.9,2.7)	0.4 (0.1,0.7)	0.005	1.6 (1.2,2.2)	2.2 (1.9,2.4)	0.6 (0.3,1.0)	<0.001	1.8 (1.6–2.5)	2.4 (1.9,2.8)	0.3 (0,0.9)	0.054
BNP, pg/mol	469 (174, 963)	344 (138, 681)	-79 (-362,2)	0.095	489 (183, 860)	232 (135, 610)	-71 (-269,15)	0.04	877 (89, 1391)	319 (147, 662)	-335 (-741,30)	0.004	1398 (518, 4513)	632 (308,1727)	-365 (-1373,-9)	0.003
Cr, mg/dL	1.4 (1.2, 1.6)	1.4 (1.2–1.7)	0 (-0.2,0.2)	0.365	0.9 (0.9,1.2)	1.1 (0.8,1.5)	0 (-0.1,0.2)	0.045	1.4 (1.3,1.8)	1.3 (1.1,1.7)	-0.1 (-0.3,0.3)	0.66	2.5 (2.1–3.1)	2 (1.8,2.5)	-0.4 (-0.8,0.2)	0.023

Cr indicates creatinine; All other abbreviations can be found in Table 1.

*Values are median interquartile range.

^†Change between baseline and optimal measurement just prior to PAC removal.

^‡Change between baseline and 1 month.

Table 2. Changes in HF Parameters from Admission to Discharge According to Patient Cluster*.