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Table 3 Hemodynamic parameters

From: Membrane diffusion- and capillary blood volume measurements are not useful as screening tools for pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: a case control study

 

SScPAH+ N = 11

SScPAH- N = 6

mPra, mmHg

4.5 ± 1.8

2.8 ± 2.2

mPpa, mmHg

36.7 ± 5.7*

18.0 ± 2.4

PVR, dynes/s·m5

625 ± 218*

117 ± 28

PCWP, mmHg

8.7 ± 4.0

7.8 ± 3.8

CI, l/m2

2.3 ± 0.3*

3.4 ± 0.9

  1. Values expressed as mean ± SD. Definition of abbreviations: SScPAH+: systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension; SScPAH-: SSc without PAH. mPra: mean right atrial pressure; Ppa: pulmonary artery pressure; PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance; CI: cardiac index; PCWP: pulmonary capillary wedge pressure.* p < 0.05 for comparison of SScPAH+ with SScPAH-;
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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