Table 2.
Laboratory Characteristics Between the Two Groups
| Lab Profile | Group 1, n = 14, No., Mean ± SD (Range)a | Group 2, n = 4, No., Mean ± SD (Range)b | Group 3, n = 8, No., Mean ± SD (Range)c | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC (∩106) | 14, 2.7 ± 0.87 (1.6–4.7) | 4, 2.5 ± 1.0 (2.0–4.0) | 8, 2.4 ± .54 (1.7–3.2) | NS |
| Reticulocyte count | 13, 7.8 ± 2.8 (115–283) | 4, 24 ± 1.5 (0.44–4.1)d | 8, 10 ± 5.1 (2.9–19)e | 0.001 |
| Hb, g/dL | 14, 8.5 ± 1.8 (5.2–12.2) | 4, 8.2 ± 1.9 (6.4–11) | 8, 8 ± 1.6 (6.4–11) | NS |
| Albumin | 14, 4.2 ± .38 (3.6–4.7) | 4, 3.6 ± .60 (3.0–4.4)d | 8, 4.1 ± .37 (3.6–4.6)e | 0.032 |
| WBC, ×1000 | 14, 10.0 ± 4.0 (6.4–22) | 4, 9.0 ± 5.5 (2.7–16) | 8, 11 ± 3.0 (8.2–17) | NS |
| BUN, mg/dL | 14, 13 ± 10 (5.0–45) | 4, 22 ± 10, (7.0–29) | 8, 17 ± 14 (5.0–47) | NS |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 14, 0.80 ± 0.25 (0.40–1.2) | 4, 2.4 ± 1.5 (0.58–4.2)d | 8, 1.3 ± 1.3 (0.43–4.3)e | 0.030 |
| LDH, multiple ULN | 9, 773 ± 497 (308–1672) | 3, 294 ± 139 (156–434) | 8, 767 ± 444 (213–1532) | NS |
| Total bilirubin, mg/dL | 14, 2.7 ± 1.6 (0.90–6.3) | 4, 1.8 ± 1.7 (0.40–4.3) | 8, 3.0 ± 1.5 (1.0–5.8) | NS |
| BNP | 4, 11 ± 8.6 (4.0–23) | 2, 764 ± 112 (685–843)d | 6, 682 ± 960 (13–2492)e | 0.011 |
Abbreviations: BNP, B‐type natriuretic peptide; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; HG, hemoglobin; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; LVEDP, left ventricular end diastolic pressure; NS, not significant; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; RBC, red blood cell count; SD, standard deviation; WBC, white blood cell count.
a
No PHTN:mPAP<25mmHg,
b
PAH:mPAP25, PCWP≥15 and LVEDP ≥ 15mmHg,
c
PVH:mPAP25 and LVEDP>15mmHg,
d
†P < 0.05 for the comparisons with group 1, ‡P < 0.05 for the comparisons with group 2.