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Hemodynamics measured at initial right heart catheterization
| RA pressure: | 10 mm Hg |
| PAP: | 80/28 mm Hg |
| Mean PAP: | 50 mm Hg |
| Pulmonary artery wedge pressure: | 10 mm Hg |
| Cardiac output: | 4.1 L/min |
| Cardiac index: | 1.9 L/min/m2 |
| PA oxygen saturation: | 61% |
| PVR: | 9.7 Wood units |
| PVRI: | 21 Wood units/m2 |
Definition of abbreviations: PA = pulmonary artery; PAP = pulmonary arterial pressure; PVR = pulmonary vascular resistance; PVRI = pulmonary vascular resistance index; RA = right atrium.
