Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with and without significant tricuspid regurgitation after heart transplantation
Variables | All patients (n=120) | Insignificant TR (n= 106,88.3%) | Significant TR (n= 14,11.7%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 45(36-53) | 49 (35- 55) | 38 (36- 39) | 0.037 |
Male gender (n, %) | 76(63.3%) | 69 (65.09%) | 7 (50%) | 0.271 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.02(25.6-30.2) | 28(24.8-31.2) | 27.6(25.6-30.4) | 0.81 |
Hypertension (n, %) | 49(40.8%) | 45 (42.45%) | 4 (28.57%) | 0.395 |
Diabetes mellitus (n, %) | 62(51.7%) | 58 (54.72%) | 6 (42.86%) | 0.403 |
Ischemic heart disease (n, %) | 63(52.5) | 61 (57.55%) | 2 (14.29%) | 0.003 |
Nonischemic heart disease (n, %) | 57(47.5) | 45 (42.45%) | 12 (85.71%) | |
Hemoglobin (mg/dl) | 97(89-113) | 97(91-117) | 98(89-114) | 0.067 |
Serum creatinine(µmol/L) | 92(68-103) | 83(71-116) | 98(87-124) | 0.1 |
Serum bilirubin (µmol/L) | 8.6(3.9-13.4) | 7.8(6.6-17.4) | 8.4(6.3-12.4) | 0.09 |
Serum albumin (g/L) | 36(34-38.4) | 38(34.4-40.2) | 37.3(35-38) | 0.85 |
sPAP (mmHg) | 35(31-37) | 34(30-36) | 38(32-41) | 0.08 |
dPAP (mmHg) | 21(17-25) | 20(17.5-22) | 23(20-28) | 0.078 |
Mean PAP (mmHg) | 25(21-31) | 24.5(22-27) | 27(23-31) | 0.056 |
PVR (WU) | 2.61(1.97-3.15) | 2.34(1.91-3.21) | 2.64(2.46-3.24) | 0.039 |
TPG (mmHg) | 10(8-13.5) | 10 (8-13.2) | 11(9-14) | 0.041 |
Pre-operative mechanical ventilation (n, %) | 15(12.5) | 13(12.3) | 2(14.3) | 0.53 |
Pre-operative inotropes (n, %) | 36(30) | 31(29.2) | 5(35.7) | 0.71 |