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Table 2 Cardiac catheterization findings

From: CMR fluoroscopy right heart catheterization for cardiac output and pulmonary vascular resistance: results in 102 patients

 

Baseline (n = 102)

100% O2 and 40 ppm NO (n = 58)

Heart rate (bpm)

70 ± 14

67 ± 13

RA mean (mmHg)

7 ± 4

7 ± 4

RV pressure systolic/diastolic (mmHg)

45 ± 22/8 ± 5

43 ± 24/7 ± 4

PA pressure systolic/diastolic (mmHg)

43 ± 21/18 ± 9

40 ± 20/17 ± 9

PA mean (mmHg)

26 ± 13

25 ± 10

PA pulse pressure (mmHg)

25 ± 13

23 ± 13

PAWP (mmHg)

13 ± 6.3

13 ± 6

Transpulmonary gradient (mmHg)

13 ± 10

11 ± 10

Cardiac index (L/min/m2) by CMR flow

2.9 ± 1.0

2.8 ± 0.9

PVRi (WU.m2) by CMR flow

4.5 ± 3.5

4.0 ± 4.7

BP systolic/diastolic (mmHg)

136 ± 22/67 ± 12

140 ± 23/70 ± 11

LVEDP (mmHg)

15 ± 7

n/a

SVC sat (%)

69 ± 8

82 ± 5

IVC sat (%)

70 ± 8

83 ± 4

Mixed venous sat (%)

69 ± 7

83 ± 4

RA sat (%)

71 ± 7

84 ± 9

RV sat (%)

71 ± 7

85 ± 7

PA sat (%)

71 ± 7

84 ± 6

Aorta sat (%)

94 ± 4

98 ± 1

  1. Categorical variables are presented as percentages and continuous variables as mean ± standard deviation. BP blood pressure, IVC inferior vena cava, LVEDP left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, PA pulmonary artery, PAWP pulmonary artery wedge pressure, PVRi pulmonary vascular resistance index, RA right atrium, RV right ventricle, SVC superior vena cava