Table 7 Comparison expiratory NO and hemodynamic variables in the three WHO functional classes before and after treatment
Time | Items | I | II | III | P value | |||
before | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
NT-ProBNP | 170 | 96 | 324 | 209 | 963 | 849 | 0.003* | |
6MWD | 409 | 66 | 433 | 78 | 285 | 68 | 0.001* | |
PAPS | 68 | 7 | 82 | 15 | 95 | 20 | 0.030* | |
FeNO | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0.050* | |
MPAP | 55 | 7 | 53 | 12 | 58 | 14 | 0.311 | |
after | NT-ProBNP (pg/ml) | 197 | 88 | 353 | 155 | 895 | 749 | 0.001* |
6MWD | 441 | 72 | 426 | 69 | 306 | 70 | 0.001* | |
PAPS | 66 | 40 | 71 | 13 | 92 | 21 | 0.040* | |
FeNO | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0.478 | |
MPAP | 48 | 13 | 56 | 10 | 56 | 12 | 0.659 | |