Table 3. Parameters of cardiac function, performance, and estimated pressure gradients.
| Control (n = 13) | PH (n = 52) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| median | range | median | range | P value | ||
| RVSP | [mmHg] | 29.02 | 18.54 | 64.03 | 111.96 | <0.001 |
| CVP | [mmHg] | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | n.s. |
| PAEDP | [mmHg] | 12.16 | 8.63 | 21.64 | 69.05 | <0.001 |
| RVOT Vmax | [m/sec] | 0.75 | 1.06 | 0.78 | 0.79 | n.s. |
| PV Vmax | [m/sec] | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.99 | n.s. |
| TR Vmax | [m/sec] | 2.18 | 1.15 | 3.66 | 3.56 | <0.001 |
| PR Vmax | [m/sec] | 1.52 | 0.76 | 2.58 | 3.41 | <0.001 |
| PRend Vmax | [m/sec] | 0.81 | 0.76 | 1.69 | 3.15 | <0.001 |
| LIMP | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.92 | n.s. | |
| RIMP | 0.28 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 1.19 | 0.007 | |
| TAPSE | [mm] | 26.50 | 9.00 | 19.00 | 22.00 | <0.001 |
RVSP: right ventricular systolic pressure, CVP: central venous pressure by V. cava variability, PAEDP: estimated end-diastolic pulmonary artery pressure, RVOT: right ventricular outflow tract, PV: pulmonary valve, TR: tricuspid regurgitation, PR: pulmonary valve regurgitation, PRend: pulmonary valve end-diastolic regurgitation, Vmax: maximal velocity by Doppler measurement, LIMP: left ventricular index of myocardial performance, RIMP: right ventricular index of myocardial performance, TAPSE: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.