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. 2020 Apr 29;15(4):e0232216. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232216

Table 3. Clinical characteristics.

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5 Patient 6 Patient 7 Patient 8
PAH-onset Adult Adult Adult Adult Adult Child Child Child
Initial Diagnosis Familial Familial Idiopathic Idiopathic Idiopathic CHD Idiopathic Idiopathic
Gender Female Female Female Male Male Male Female Female
Follow-up, years 11 4 9 2.1 5 16 8 1.5
Final status Alive Alive Transplant Death Alive Alive Alive Alive
Radiological Diagnosis ILD PAH PVOD PVOD PAH PAH PAH ILD
Skeletal Disorder Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Arthritis Growth delay Absent
CHD Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent OS ASD Absent PDA, PFO
Neurologic/ psychomotor deficits Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Developmental delay Nystagmus Hearing loss
DLCO, % predicted 34 29 55 32 61 49 NA NA
VFC, % predicted 56 98 86 115 58 70 NA NA
FEV1, % predicted 53 82 66 104 140 70 NA NA
mPAP, mmHg 50 49 75 38 49 61 36 39
PCWP, mmHg 8 7 24 9 7 10 12 11
CO, l/min 3.8 2.8 3.5 3.45 6.3 3.1 2.9 1.6
CI, l/min/m2 2.3 1.99 2.02 1.95 3.4 1.5 4.9 4.7
PVR, WU 11 15 15 8.4 6.7 16.5 4.9* 6*
AVT Negative Negative Negative Negative Positive NA Positive Positive
Treatment ERA + PDE5i + syst PC ERA + PDE5i + Syst PC ERA + PDE5i + syst PC ERA + PDE5i CCB + ERA ERA + PDE5i + syst PC ERA + PDE5i + CCB PDE5i + syst PC

DLCO: Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide; VFC: Vital Forced Capacity; FE1V: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second; mPAP: mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure; PCWP: Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure; CO: Cardiac Output; CI: Cardiac Index; PVR: Pulmonary Vascular Resistance; WU: Wood Units; AVT: Acute Vasoreactivity Testing; ERA: Endothelin Receptor Antagonist; PDE-5i: Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibito; CCB: Calcium Channel Blocker; PAH: Pulmonary Artery Hypertension; PVOD: Pulmonary Venooclusive Disease; CHD: Congenital Heart Disease; Syst PC: systemic prostacyclin; PDA: Patent Ductus Arteriosus; PFO: Patent Foramen Ovale; ILD: Interstitial Lung Disease

* Indexed PVR, UW.m2