Patients | 26 | 80 | |
Echocardiogram | | | |
Ejection fraction % | 60 (60–65) | 65 (60–65) | 0.193 |
Diastolic dysfunction | 5/25 (20) | 15/77 (19.5) | 0.955 |
Left ventricular dilation | 1 (3.8) | 1 (1.3) | 0.398 |
Left ventricular hypertrophy | 3 (11.5) | 2 (2.5) | 0.059 |
Left atrial dilation | 7 (26.9) | 8/77 (10.4) | 0.039 |
Right ventricular dilation | 8 (30.8) | 22 (27.5) | 0.748 |
Right ventricular hypertrophy | 0 | 4 (5.1) | 0.314 |
Right atrial dilation | 5 (19.2) | 14/75 (18.7) | 0.949 |
RVSP mmHg | 56.7±19.9 | 50.7±24 | 0.473 |
Tricuspid regurgitation velocity m·s−1 | 3.5±0.6 | 3.2 ±0.7 | 0.277 |
TAPSE mm | 20 (19–20) | 20 | 0.789 |
Right heart catheterisation parameters | | | |
Systolic pulmonary artery pressure mmHg | 45.5 (35.8–62.5) | 37.5 (32–43.8) | 0.004 |
Diastolic pulmonary artery pressure mmHg | 20.5 (19.5–30.3) | 20 (15–24.8) | 0.046 |
Mean pulmonary artery pressure mmHg | 30 (26.8–40.8) | 25 (22–30) | 0.001 |
PCWP mmHg | 14.7±4.5 | 13±4.3 | 0.096 |
Right atrial pressure mmHg | 10.2±4.7 | 9.4±3.8 | 0.353 |
Diastolic pulmonary gradient mmHg | 10 (3–13.5) | 5 (3–10) | 0.064 |
Pulmonary vascular resistance mmHg | 4 (2.8–5.1) | 2.9 (2.1–4.1) | 0.018 |
Cardiac output L·min−1 | 4.3 (4–4.9) | 4.2 (3.4–4.9) | 0.394 |
Cardiac index L·min−1·m−2 | 2.4 (2.2–2.6) | 2.2 (2–2.6) | 0.760 |