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. 2016 Dec 23;103(8):599–606. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309621

Table 2.

BL and change from BL in haemodynamic parameters in the inoperable and persistent/recurrent PH following PEA subgroups

Parameter Inoperable CTEPH
Persistent/recurrent PH after PEA
Interaction p value for difference between inoperable and persistent/
recurrent subgroups
Riociguat
Placebo
LS mean difference (95% CI) Riociguat vs placebo
p-value
Riociguat
Placebo
LS mean difference (95% CI) Riociguat vs placebo
p value
n BL* Change from BL at week 16* n BL* Change from BL at week 16* n BL* Change from BL at week 16* n BL* Change from BL at week 16*
PVR, dyn s/cm5 105 867 (471) −257 (279) 63 851 (423) +33 (292) −285 (−357 to −213) <0.0001 46 618 (252) −154 (127) 19 540 (172) −11 (205) −131 (−214 to −48) 0.0025 0.0089
SVR, dyn s/cm5 106 1926 (692) −537 (559) 60 1887 (675) +56 (615) −570 (−711 to −430) <0.0001 47 1688 (451) −272 (484) 17 1767 (529) −121 (551) −183 (−449 to 83) 0.17 0.0080
mPAP, mm Hg 109 47 (13) −4 (7) 65 47 (9) +1 (7) −4.7 (−6.9 to −2.6) <0.0001 47 40 (10) −5 (6) 19 37 (8) +1 (7) −4.8 (−8.2 to −1.5) 0.0055 0.8290
MAP, mm Hg 108 96 (12) −10 (13) 61 96 (11) −0.4 (11) −9.5 (−12.7 to −6.3) <0.0001 47 93 (12) −7 (10) 17 94 (10) 0.1 (16) −8.2 (−14.1 to −2.3) 0.0076 0.7941
RAP, mm Hg 110 8.3 (5.3) −0.8 (5.4) 65 9.2 (6.1) −0.7 (5.6) −0.6 (−2.1 to 0.9) 0.45 47 9.3 (5.0) −1.6 (4.5) 19 6.6 (3.4) +0.1 (3.3) −0.2 (−2.1 to 1.7) 0.85 0.8652
Cardiac output, L/min 108 4.1 (1.4) +0.8 (1.1) 64 4.0 (1.4) −0.1 (1.1) +1.0 (0.7 to 1.3) <0.0001 47 4.2 (0.9) +0.7 (1.1) 19 4.2 (1.1) +0.3 (0.9) +0.4 (−0.2 to 1.0) 0.14 0.0515
Cardiac index, L/min/m2 108 2.3 (0.7) +0.5 (0.6) 64 2.2 (0.7) −0.1 (0.6) +0.6 (0.4 to 0.7) <0.0001 47 2.3 (0.5) +0.4 (0.5) 19 2.2 (0.5) +0.2 (0.5) +0.2 (−0.1 to 0.5) 0.17 0.0408
SvO2, % 102 62 (10) +4 (10) 59 61 (9) −1 (11) +4.9 (1.9 to 7.9) 0.0014 43 63 (9) +1 (7) 18 64 (10) −0.1 (12) +1.0 (−3.1 to 5.0) 0.63 0.1336
PAWP, mm Hg 105 9.0 (3.2) +0.8 (3.6) 64 8.8 (3.6) −0.1 (3.6) +0.9 (−0.1 to 1.9) 0.082 46 9.8 (3.3) +0.2 (4.0) 19 9.5 (3.3) +1.0 (6.3) −0.6 (−2.9 to 1.7) 0.61 0.1162
dPAP, mm Hg 109 29.8 (11.0) −3.1 (6.1) 65 29.0 (7.4) +0.9 (7.6) 47 25.2 (7.0) −3.0 (6.1) 19 23.1 (4.9) −0.2 (6.6)
DPG, mm Hg 105 20.7 (10.6) −4.0 (6.4) 64 20.0 (7.5) +0.9 (7.8) −4.8 (−6.9 to −2.7) <0.0001 46 15.5 (6.8) −3.3 (6.2) 19 13.6 (5.6) −1.2 (7.7) −1.3 (−4.7 to 2.1) 0.45 0.1139

*Data shown are mean (SD).

BL, baseline; CTEPH, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; dPAP, diastolic pulmonary artery pressure; DPG, diastolic pressure gradient; LS, least-squares; MAP, mean arterial pressure; mPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; PAWP, pulmonary artery wedge pressure; PEA, pulmonary endarterectomy; PH, pulmonary hypertension; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; RAP, right atrial pressure; SvO2, mixed venous oxygen saturation; SVR, systemic vascular resistance.