Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and hemodynamic measurements.
| Factor | All patients n = 40 | Mild to moderate TR and mean PAP <25 mm Hg N = 14 | Mild to moderate TR and mean PAP ≥25 mm Hg N = 17 | Severe TR N = 9 |
| Age (yrs) | 67.2 ± 10.7 (35–83) | 69.6 ± 10.4 (49–83) | 62.1 ± 10.9 (35–77) | 73 ± 6.1 (64–81) |
| Gender m/f | 24/16 | 8/6 | 12/5 | 4/5 |
| Height (cm) | 170.8 ± 9.4 (152–185) | 169.7 ± 10.7 (152–185) | 171.6 ± 9.4 (157–182) | 171.1 ± 7.9 (160–185) |
| Weight (kg) | 78.9 ± 11.9 (53–98) | 77.3 ± 13.6 (53–97) | 78.8 ± 11.7 (63–98) | 81.6 ± 10.4 (65–95) |
| BSA∗ (kg/m2) | 1.9 ± 0.2 (1.5–2.2) | 1.9 ± 0.2 (1.5–2.1) | 1.9 ± 0.2 (1.6–2.2) | 1.9 ± 0.2 (1.7–2.1) |
| ASA† score | 3 ± 0 (3–3) | 3 ± 0 (3–3) | 3 ± 0 (3–3) | 3 ± 0 (3–3) |
| Hemodynamic measurements | ||||
| sysPAP‡ (mm Hg) | 38.2 ± 10.9 (21–68) | 29.3 ± 5.5 (21–42) | 40.4 ± 6.5 (32–58) | 44.8 ± 12.9 (28–68) |
| CVP§ (mm Hg) | 12.7 ± 3.5 (7–27) | 10.4 ± 2.4 (7–15) | 13.6 ± 1.9 (10–16) | 13 ± 2.7 (9–18) |
| PCWP|| (mm Hg) | 15.6 ± 6.8 (2–33) | 10.9 ± 5.4 (2–20) | 16.4 ± 5.1 (7–23) | 21.2 ± 7.3 (12–33) |
| MAP¶ (mm Hg) | 74 ± 13.1 (51–104) | 71.4 ± 10.6 (51–83) | 74.1 ± 14.3 (58–104) | 76.1 ± 14.7 (57–97) |
| Surgical procedure | ||||
| Valve procedure | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| CABG# | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| CABG + valve | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Mean ± standard deviation (minimum – maximum).
∗
BSA = body surface area.
†
ASA = American Society of Anaesthesiologists.
‡
Systolic pulmonary artery pressure.
§
Central venous pressure.
||
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure.
¶
Mean arterial pressure.
#
CABG = coronary artery bypass graft.