Table 1.
Clinical parameters of seven patients before and after PTE.
| Parameters | Patient 1 |
Patient 2 |
Patient 3 |
Patient 4 |
Patient 5 |
Patient 6 |
Patient 7 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre PTE | Post PTE | Pre PTE | Post PTE | Pre PTE | Post PTE | Pre PTE | Post PTE | Pre PTE | Post PTE | Pre PTE | Post PTE | Pre PTE | Post PTE | |
| Age (years) | 48 | 53 | 35 | 57 | 40 | 52 | 55 | |||||||
| JVP (cmH2O) | 25 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 7 |
| Increased P2 intensity | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − |
| Weight (kg) | 100.3 | 73 | 102.5 | 97.1 | 110.7 | 106.4 | 69 | 59 | 112 | 103.4 | 59.9 | 54.9 | 75.6 | 57.2 |
| SpO2 (%) | 94 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 93 | 92 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 100 |
| Supplemental oxygen | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| 6MWD (m) | − | 165 | 439 | − | 238 | 311 | − | 270 | 128 | 311 | 414 | 396 | 176 | 274 |
| ECG – RVH | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | − |
| ECG – RVS | + | − | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | − | + | − |
| BNP (pg/mL) | 1980 | 10 | 52 | − | 69 | 80 | − | − | 510 | 90 | 129 | 49 | − | 746 |
PTE, pulmonary thromboendarterectomy; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PH, pulmonary hypertension; JVP, jugular venous pressure; SpO2, oxygen saturation; 6MWD, 6-min walk distance; ECG, electrocardiogram; RVH, right ventricular hypertrophy; RVS, right ventricular strain; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide.