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. 2020 Oct;10(5):1541–1560. doi: 10.21037/cdt-20-477

Table 2. Hemodynamic definitions of PH.

PH type Hemodynamic definitions
PH-LHD mPAP ≥20 mmHg; PCWP >15 mmHg
   IpcPH PVR ≤3WU; DPG <7 mmHg; CPA ≥2.3 mL/mmHg
   CpcPH PVR >3WU; DPG ≥7 mmHg; CPA <2.3 mL/mmHg

Modified from (138). PH-LHD, pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease; mPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; IpcPH, isolated post-capillary pulmonary hypertension; CpcPH, combined post- and precapillary pulmonary hypertension; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; WU, Wood units; DPG, diastolic pressure gradient; CPA, pulmonary artery compliance.