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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.