Table 2. Pulmonary vascular remodeling by study group.
Normal (N=12) | HF-PH (N=108) | PVOD (N=17) | P Value HF vs PVOD | P Value HF vs Control | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arteries - %MT* | 6.9 (0.8) | 11.0 (0.3) | 15.0 (1.4) | 0.005 | <0.0001 |
Arteries - %IT* | 4.9 (1.0) | 14.9 (0.8) | 31.1 (3.8) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
Veins - % IT* | 14.0 (1.3) | 24.9 (0.8) | 43.9 (3.5) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
IV - %IT* | 10.6 (0.8) | 25.8 (1.0) | 50.0 (2.3) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
% of Veins with arterialization | 5.3 (0.5, 6.1) | 16.4 (9.0, 25.0) | 7.8 (4.4, 12.1) | 0.02 | 0.0002 |
Intimal character distribution within patients | |||||
Arteries - % Loose Fibrosis/Hyalinosis | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.87 | 0.46 |
Veins - % Loose Fibrosis/Hyalinosis | 31 (24, 43) | 25 (11, 49) | 2 (0, 7) | <0.0001 | 0.66 |
IV - % Loose Fibrosis/Hyalinosis | 0 (0, 25) | 0 (0, 12) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.07 | 0.85 |
Intimal morphology distribution within patients | |||||
Arteries | |||||
% Concentric | 0 (0, 0) | 4 (0, 15) | 20 (11, 40) | <0.0001 | 0.001 |
% Occluded | 0 (0, 0)† | 0 (0, 0)† | 0 (0, 0) | <0.0001 | 1.0 |
% Recanalized/webs | 0 (0, 0)† | 0 (0, 0) | 4 (0, 7) | <0.0001 | 0.76 |
Veins | |||||
% Concentric | 36 (27, 59) | 53 (39, 66) | 68 (55, 76) | 0.002 | 0.07 |
% Occluded | 0 (0, 0)† | 0 (0, 0)† | 7 (2, 17) | <0.0001 | 1.0 |
% Recanalized/webs | 0 (0, 0)† | 0 (0, 0)† | 1.5 (0.4, 7) | <0.0001 | 1.0 |
Indeterminate vessels | |||||
% Concentric | 50 (17, 60) | 54 (33, 73) | 66 (59, 84) | 0.05 | 0.20 |
% Occluded | 0 (0, 0)† | 0 (0, 0)† | 2 (0, 6) | <0.0001 | 1.0 |
% Recanalized/webs | 0 (0, 0)† | 0 (0, 0) | 6 (1, 9) | <0.0001 | 0.77 |
Data are shown as median (interquartile range), unless otherwise noted.
Means and p values estimated from mixed model to account for repeated measures within patients. Data summarized as mean (standard error of the mean) from these models.
Equal to 0% for all observations (no variability).