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. 2020 Nov 14;159(4):1575–1585. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.10.077

Table 5.

Patient Hemodynamic, Functional, and Right Ventricular Characteristics at Baseline and 1-Year Follow-up, Stratified on Survival Time

Survivors (N = 74)
Nonsurvivors
≥ 5 Years (n = 20)
< 5 Years (n = 24)
Baseline FU Baseline FU Baseline FU
Functional
 Age, y 48 ± 17 47 ± 14 54 ± 20
 Sex, female, % 86 70 54
 6MWD, m 450 ± 17 493 ± 18b 382 ± 28 449 ± 24 345 ± 44 418 ± 36
 NT-proBNP, ng/L 586 [215-1,292] 138 [94-442]b 997 [266-3,136] 274 [106-1,597] 775 [439-2,950] 785 [143-1,881]
 NYHA I/II/III/IV, % 8/44/46/3 26/67/8/0a 5/35/55/5 10/75/15/0 5/15/70/10 5/35/60/0
Hemodynamic
 RHC-SVi, mL/m2 35 ± 2 47 ± 2b 29 ± 2 31 ± 2 29 ± 2 38 ± 3b
 RAP, mm Hg 7 ± 0.4 5 ± 0.4a 10 ± 1.4 9 ± 1.1 10 ± 1.2 8 ± 1.2
 RHC-CI, L/min/m2 2.7 ± 0.1 3.4 ± 0.1b 2.2 ± 0.1 2.5 ± 0.2 2.5 ± 0.2 3.2 ± 0.3c
 RHC-PVRI, WU/m2 4.9 ± 0.3 2.7 ± 0.2b 5.7 ± 1.4 3.6 ± 1.0a 6.7 ± 0.8 4.1 ± 0.7b
 RHC-Svo2, % 67 ± 1 71 ± 1b 61 ± 2 63 ± 2 59 ± 2 65 ± 2a
 RHC-HR, beats/min 79 ± 2 75 ± 1a 79 ± 4 83 ± 3 89 ± 4 80 ± 3a
Imaging
 CMR-SVi, mL/m2 30 ± 1 37 ± 1b 26 ± 2 29 ± 2 26 ± 2 30 ± 2
 CMR-RVEF, % 38 ± 1 49 ± 1b 32 ± 2 33 ± 3 32 ± 2 37 ± 3
 CMR-RVESVi, mL/m2 49 ± 2 40 ± 2b 59 ± 5 58 ± 5 55 ± 4 55 ± 5
 CMR-RVEDVi, mL/m2 77 ± 2 76 ± 2 85 ± 5 84 ± 5 80 ± 4 84 ± 5

All comparisons are between baseline and follow-up measurements. P values are corrected for multiple comparisons. 6MWD = 6-min walk distance; CI = cardiac index; FU = follow-up; HR = heart rate; NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; NYHA = New York Heart Association; PVRi = pulmonary vascular resistance index; RAP = right atrial pressure; RHC = right heart catheterization; RVEDVi = right ventricular end-diastolic volume index; RVEF = right ventricular ejection fraction; RVESVi = right ventricular end-systolic volume index; SVi = stroke volume index; Svo2 = mixed venous oxygen saturation; WU = Wood unit.

a

P < .05.

b

P < .001.

c

P < .01.