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. 2021 Mar 3;320(5):L715–L725. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00583.2020

Table 2.

RV systolic pressure differential and Ees/Ea stratified by cohort and PV loop shape

Multibeat Ees/Ea
RV Systolic Pressure Differential, mmHg
Single-Beat Ees/Ea
n Median [IQR] P n Median [IQR] P n Median [IQR] P
Cohort <0.001* <0.001* 0.080*
 PAH 77 0.8 [0.5 to 1.0] 77 17 [9 to 32] 76 0.8 [0.5 to 1.1]
 PH excluded 15 1.7 [1.1 to 2.3] 15 −1 [−7.6 to 3.7] 14 1.0 [0.6 to 1.1]
PV loop shape 0.006 <0.001 0.051
 Triangular 10 1.9 [1.2 to 2.4] 10 −11 [−15 to −7] 10 1.0 [0.7 to 1.2]
 Quadratic 16 1.1 [0.8 to 1.7] 16 0.2 [−0.8 to 3] 16 1.0 [0.7 to 1.2]
 Trapezoid 28 0.7 [0.5 to 0.9] 28 17 [10 to 29] 27 0.8 [0.5 to 1.0]
 Notched 38 0.8 [0.4 to 1.1] 38 25 [16 to 35] 37 0.7 [0.4 to 1.1]

Ea, arterial elastance; Ees, end-systolic elastance; IQR, interquartile range; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension; PH, pulmonary hypertension; PV, pressure-volume; RV, right ventricular.

*

MannWhitney U test (PAH vs PH excluded).

KruskalWallis test across PV loop shapes.