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. 2019 Jul 5;105(22):1741–1747. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-314711

Table 2.

Comorbidities at assessment for heart transplantation

All LV RV SV P values
n=196 n=53 n=57 n=86
Previous sternotomies 1 (0–5) 2 (1–5) 1 (0–4) 2 (0–5) <0.001
Transpulmonary gradient (mm Hg) 6 (4–11) 6 (4–10) 12 (6–17) 5 (4–7) <0.001
PCWP/ventricular EDP (mm Hg) 13 (10–24) 18 (10–26) 23 (12–30) 12 (9–14) <0.001
MPAP (mm Hg) 20 (15–35) 24 (15–38) 37 (20–45) 17 (13–21) <0.001
Creatinine (µmol/L) 98 (82–120) 93 (79–129) 100 (88–119) 94 (79–118) 0.179
Renal replacement therapy 2 1 0 1
Diabetes mellitus 3 0 3 0
Thyroid dysfunction 18 6 3 9
Neurological (prior stroke/cerebral abscess/epilepsy/head injury) 23 6 7 10
Chromosomal abnormality 1 1 0 0
Liver disease (viral hepatitis) 19 2 2 15
Protein losing enteropathy 7 0 0 7

EDP, end diastolic pressure; LV,  left ventricle group; MPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; RV, right ventricle group; SV, single ventricle group.