Table 2.
Hemodynamic measurements before and after PA ablation and description of PA stimulation reactions.
| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | ||||||||
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| Baseline | After ablation | 12 months | Baseline | After ablation | 12 months | Baseline | After ablation | 12 months | ||
| Hemodynamics | mPAP, mmHg | 30 | 36 | 18 | 48 | 39 | 48 | 28 | 39 | 40 |
| PCWP, mmHg | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| PVR, dynes ∗ s ∗ cm−5 | 328 | 344 | 194 | 1103 | 1112 | 1103 | 424 | 291 | 597 | |
| SVR, dynes ∗ s ∗ cm−5 | 1387 | 1924 | 964 | 1328 | 659 | 1711 | 1639 | 1607 | 2040 | |
| CI, L/min ∗ m2 | 2.99 | 3.2 | 3.05 | 1.96 | 1.72 | 1.46 | 2.66 | 4.19 | 2.28 | |
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| PA stimulation reactions | Bradycardia | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Tachycardia | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||||||
| Cough | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Phrenic nerve capture | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
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| RF ablation | Ablation points, # | 13 | 73 | 23 | ||||||
| Total ablation time, s | 374.75 | 928.35 | 663.02 | |||||||
mPAP: mean pulmonary artery pressure; PCWP: pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance; SVR: systemic vascular resistance; CI: cardiac index.