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Table 3 Pulmonary artery hypertension primary vs secondary: baseline characteristics

From: Heart recovery and reverse remodeling following lung transplant in pulmonary artery hypertension

Patients characteristics

Primary (n = 11)

Secondary (n = 32)

P value

Age (years, IQR)

62 (46–64.5)

60 (45.8–66)

0.91

Sex

  

0.25

 Female, n (%)

8 (72.7)

15 (46.9)

 

BMI, mean (SD)

29.6 (6.9)

25.9 (6.7)

0.14

Serum creatinine,

0.89 (0.82–0.97)

0.7 (0.61–0.89)

0.05

Total bilirubin mg/dL

1.5 (1.27–2)

0.4(0.25–0.6)

 < 0.001

Albumin, g/dl

3.2 (3.15–3.45)

4.2 (3.7–4.35)

 < 0.001

LAS (IQR)

44.6 (40.4–54.9)

45.1 (37.9–56.1)

0.69

Karnofsky score (IQR)

70 (60–70)

60 (50–70)

0.36

Days to LTx (IQR)

233 (101–1367)

368 (124–628)

0.97

Right heart catheterization (IQR)

 Mean PAP, mmHg

59 (47–67)

33 (28.5–40)

 < 0.001

 Mean RAP, mmHg

8 (7–16)

8 (6–10)

0.35

 Mean PCWP, mmHg

11 (8.5–14.5)

14 (8–16.5)

0.57

 Systolic RVP, mm Hg

88 (76–99)

48 (40.5–58.5)

 < 0.001

Tricuspid annuloplasty, n (%)

2 (18.2)

0 (0)

0.1

  1. yrs Years, IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard deviation, PAH Pulmonary artery hypertension, LAS Lung allocation score, LTx Lung transplant surgery, PAP Pulmonary artery pressure, RAP Right atrium pressure, PCWP Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, BMI Body mass index