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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 9.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Respir J. 2020 Apr 9;55(4):1901700. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01700-2019

TABLE 2.

Clinical Characteristics of PAH Patients (clamp study, n=6)

Measured Value
NYHA Class
 II 5
 III 1
Echocardiography
 RV dilation present 5
 RV dysfunction present 2
 RA dilation present 3
 RVSP (mmHg) 71.3±12.8
 Pericardial effusion present 3
NT-proBNP (pg/ml) 80.8±24.4
Medications
 sildenafil 1
 taldalafil 3
 bosentan 1
 macitentan 2
 treprostinil 5
6MWT (m) 411.7±25.6
Right heart catheter data
 RAP (mmHg) 8.2±1.3
 mPAP (mmHg) 48.2±4.8
 PAWP (mmHg) 11.5±2.4
 Cardiac Index (L/min/m2) 3.08±0.18
 PVR (Wood units) 6.2±0.7

Data represent count or mean±SEM.

PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; NYHA, New York Heart Association functional class; RV, right ventricle; RA, right atrium; RVSP, right ventricular systolic pressure; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide; 6MWT, 6-minute walk test; RAP, right atrial pressure; mPAP, mean pulmonary arterial pressure; PAWP, pulmonary arterial wedge pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance.