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. 2020 Mar 12;158(1):350–358. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.02.043

Table 2.

Resting Supine Right Heart Catheterization

Variable ILD Non-PH (n = 22) ILD + ePH (n = 14) ILD + rPH (n = 13) P Value
Overall ePH
vs Non-PH
ePH
vs rPH
Non-PH vs rPH
RAP, mm Hg 5 ± 3 6 ± 2 6 ± 3 .523
mPAP, mm Hg 16 ± 5 19 ± 4 31 ± 7 < .0001 .264 < .001 < .0001
PAWP, mm Hg 10 ± 5 11 ± 4 12 ± 2 .257
TPG, mm Hg 6 ± 3 8 ± 4 19 ± 7 < .0001 .434 < .001 < .0001
Cardiac output, L/min 5.4 ± 1.2 5.4 ± 1.1 5.9 ± 1.5 .453
Cardiac index, L/min/m2 3.0 ± 0.7 2.9 ± 0.6 3.1 ± 0.9 .776
TPR, WU 3.0 ± 1.0 3.6 ± 1.0 5.7 ± 2.4 < .0001 .542 .001 < .0001
PVR, WU 1.2 ± 0.5 1.5 ± 0.8 3.6 ± 2.0 < .0001 .402 .002 < .0001
PVC, mL/mm Hg 4.8 ± 1.2 4.5 ± 1.7 2.9 ± 1.4 .002 .523 .032 < .001

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. mPAP = mean pulmonary arterial pressure; PAWP = pulmonary arterial wedge pressure; PVC = pulmonary vascular compliance; PVR = pulmonary vascular resistance; RAP = right atrial pressure; TPG = transpulmonary gradient; TPR = total pulmonary resistance; WU = Wood units. See Table 1 legend for expansion of other abbreviations.