Cardiovascular magnetic resonance‐assessed fast global longitudinal strain parameters add diagnostic and prognostic insights in right ventricular volume and pressure loading disease conditions

Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics in PAH with (PAH-C) and without (PAH-D) hemodynamic compensation

Variables	PAH-C (n = 55)	PAH-D (n = 20)	P value
Age, years	36 ± 15	41 ± 14	0.246
Gender, Male/Female	9/46	7/13	0.081
Body surface area, m²	1.5 ± 0.2	1.6 ± 0.3	0.074
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	69 ± 11	76 ± 15	0.026
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	109 ± 17	118 ± 24	0.074
Heart rate, bpm	85 ± 16	87 ± 16	0.671
WHO class (> 1), n (%)	50 (91 %)	19 (95 %)	0.635
6MWD, m	433 ± 86	380 ± 107	0.049
Right heart catheterization
RA pressure, mmHg	5 ± 2	16 ± 6	< 0.001
mPAP, mmHg	53 ± 22	62 ± 22	0.137
PCWP, mmHg	9 ± 4	13 ± 4	< 0.001
PVR, Wood units	11 ± 8	15 ± 11	0.146
CMR: right ventricle
RVEDVI, ml/m²	120 ± 56	129 ± 68	0.584
RVESVI, ml/m²	72 ± 44	81 ± 50	0.444
RVSVI, ml/m²	48 ± 23	48 ± 26	0.910
RVEF, %	43 ± 13	40 ± 15	0.339

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%)
6MWD six-minute walking distance, CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance, EDVI end-diastolic volume index, EF ejection fraction, ESVI end-systolic volume index, mPAP mean pulmonary artery pressure, PAH-C compensated pulmonary arterial hypertension, PAH-D decompensated pulmonary arterial hypertension, PCWP pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, PVR pulmonary vascular resistance, RA right atrial, RV right ventricular, SVI stroke volume index, WHO World Health Organization

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