Table 1 Comparison of ventricular measurements in the control and PAH groups.

Male

Female

Control (38)

PAH (8)

p-value

Control (38)

PAH (38)

p-value

RVEDV (ml)

172.9 ±31.3

283.7 ±96.2

<0.001

129.3 ±29.8

220.7 ±93.7

<0.001

RVEDVi (ml/m2)

86 ±14.3

133.1 ±38.4

<0.001

73.4 ±14.3

133.3 ±67.4

<0.001

RVSV (ml)

91.5 ±17.3

94.2 ±21.6

0.70

76.6 ±14.6

75.6 ±19.2

0.80

RVEF (%)

53.6 ±4.1

34.1 ±8.9

<0.001

58.3 ±6.3

38.4 ±13.6

<0.001

LVEDV (ml)

156.1 ±27.3

170.3 ±36.3

0.21

121.1 ±19.8

127.9 ±30.6

0.25

LVEDVi (ml/m2)

77.6 ±12.3

80.6 ±15.1

0.55

69.3 ±10.6

76.1 ±21.0

0.08

LVSV (ml)

97.8 ±17.1

98.5 ±20.1

0.91

77.7 ±15

73.2 ±22.0

0.30

LVEF (%)

61.7 ±4.1

54.6 ±8.0

<0.001

64.6 ±4.7

58.9 ±7.5

<0.001

RVEDV/LVEDV

1.11 ±0.08

1.68 ±0.54

<0.001

1.09 ±0.1

1.77 ±0.67

<0.001