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. 2019 Feb 1;199(3):381–384. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201809-1631LE

Table 1.

Individual Patient Demographics and Baseline Characteristics

Patient No. Age (yr) BMI (kg/m2) Sex Ethnicity Coexisting Conditions Classification of PAH Qualifying Right Heart Catheterization Current PAH/RV Failure Treatment
1 64 16 F W None Idiopathic PA mean, 47 mm Hg Selixipag
PCWP, 7 mm Hg Riociguat
PVR, 13.3 WU Ambrisentan
Carvedilol
Furosemide
                 
2 75 34.5 F B Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Idiopathic PA mean, 30 mm Hg Sildenafil
PCWP, 7 mm Hg Oxygen
Hypertension PVR, 6.6 WU
Diabetes mellitus
Amlodipine
Bumetanide
                 
3 30 31.8 F W Secondary Graves’ disease Idiopathic PA mean, 49 mm Hg Tadalafil
PCWP, 3 mm Hg Epoprostenol
Supraventricular tachycardia PVR, 17.7 WU Macitentan
Spironolactone
Torsemide
                 
4 83 34.4 M B Atrial flutter Idiopathic PA mean, 46 mm Hg Sildenafil
PCWP, 9 mm Hg Selixipag
Diabetes mellitus PVR, 5.8 WU Oxygen
Metoprolol
Amlodipine
Furosemide
                 
5 71 33.8 M B Hypertension Idiopathic PA mean, 45 mm Hg Treprostinil
Diabetes mellitus PCWP, 15 mm Hg Oxygen
Atrial fibrillation and flutter PVR, 4.7 WU Metolazone
Carvedilol
Furosemide
                 
6 61 30.8 F W Hypertension Idiopathic PA mean, 39 mm Hg Sildenafil
Diabetes mellitus PCWP, 13 mm Hg Macitentan
PVR, 6.7 WU  

Definition of abbreviations: B = black; BMI = body mass index; PA = pulmonary artery; PAH = pulmonary arterial hypertension; PCWP = pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; PVR = pulmonary vascular resistance; RV = right ventricle; W = white; WU = Wood units.