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. 2014 Dec;23(134):533–536. doi: 10.1183/09059180.00005714

Table 1. Haemodynamic studies of the two patients pre- and post-vasodilator testing.

dPAP mmHg mPAP mmHg sPAP mmHg PCWP# mmHg CI L·m−1·m−2 PVR Wood unit
Pre-vasodilator test
    Case 1 29 34 47 10 2.05 6.7
    Case 2 33 52 87 14 2.3 7.91
Post-vasodilator test
    Case 1 20 25 34 9 3.1 3.9
    Case 2 23 39 65 12 3.8 3.1

dPAP: diastolic pulmonary arterial pressure; mPAP: mean pulmonary artery pressure; sPAP systolic pulmonary artery pressure; PCWP: pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; CI: cardiac index; PVR pulmonary vascular resistance. #: both patients showed PCWP within normal limits.