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Table 1 Cardiac catheterization data

From: Novel homozygous BMP9 nonsense mutation causes pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case report

Saturations (%)

 

RA

RPA

LFA

Sys

REST

80

81

100

 

On O2 (80 %)

 

91

 

100 %

On NO

 

89

100

 

Pressures (mm Hg)

 

RA

RV

RPA

RPCW

LFA

REST

6/6/6

38/2/7

42/20/30

7/7/7

88/46/61

Isoproterenol 2mcg

  

60/25/43

9/9/8

101/45/64

On O2 (80 %)

6/5/5

 

42/20/29

7/7/7

89/42/60

On NO

7/6/6

 

43/18/29

7/7/7

85/41

Thermodilution

 

CO (ml/min)

CI (ml/min/m2)

REST

3.2

4.55

O2

3.1

4.43

NO

3.3

4.07

  1. Using the above values including an assumed VO2 of 155 ml/min/m2 and Hgb 11.4 g/dL, calculations were the following: Qp = 5.2 L/min/m2, Qs = 5.2 L/min/m2; Qp:Qs = 1:1, PVR 4.4 WU/m2. No significant changes noted in pressures while on O2, NO or during administration of isoproterenol
  2. Abbreviations: RPA right pulmonary artery, LFA left femoral artery, S/D/M systolic, diastolic, mean artery pressures, RA right atrium, RV right ventricle, RPCW right pulmonary capillary wedge, CO cardiac output, CI cardiac index, Qp pulmonary blood flow, Qs systemic blood flow, PVR pulmonary vascular resistance