Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A – a new indicator of pulmonary vascular remodeling in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension?

Table 2 Comparison of hemodynamic findings and NT-proBNP levels between baseline and follow-up in CTEPH patients

	Baseline mean ± SD or median (IQR)	Follow-up mean ± SD or median (IQR)	p-value
PEA
MeanPAP; mmHg	43.9 ± 10.6	22.3 ± 7.5	p < 0.001
PVR; WU	7.1 (5.3–11.8)	2.5 (1.8–3.5)	p < 0.001
NT-proBNP; ng/L	1094 (150–2078)	192 (102–382)	p < 0.001
BPA
MeanPAP; mmHg	42.4 ± 9.1	31.7 ± 9.6	p < 0.001
PVR; WU	7.1 (5.3–11.8)	3.9 (3.1–5.3)	p < 0.001
NT-proBNP; ng/L	744 (197–1470)	121 (70–238)	p < 0.001

Values represent as mean ± SD or median (IQR)
Abbreviations: BPA Balloon pulmonary angioplasty, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, meanPAP mean pulmonary artery pressure, PEA pulmonary endarterectomy, PVR pulmonary vascular resistance

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