BioMed Research International

Research Article

Prognostic Relevance of Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension

Table 3

Echocardiographic and hemodynamic data.


	All patients	Patients without nsVT	Patients with nsVT	p value

Echocardiography
RA diameter (mm)	41.7	41.2	44.6	0.247
RV diameter (mm)	38.9	38.4	41.8	0.197
sPAP (mmHg)	63.3	61.6	72.7	0.163
TAPSE (mm)	20.1	20.9	15.7	0.001
Right heart catheterization
mPAP (mmHg)	40.8	40.2	47.7	0.865
RAP (mmHg)	4.7	4.4	4.3	0.310
PCWP (mmHg)	7.9	7.8	7.2	0.688
PVR (dyn⋅s⋅cm⁻⁵)	563	532	835	0.353
CI (l/min/m²)	2.73	2.81	2.42	0.390
ven sO₂ (%)	67	68	64	0.700

CI: cardiac index; cm: centimeter; dyn: Dyne; Hg: mercury; l: liter; m: meter; mm: millimeter; mPAP: mean pulmonary arterial pressure; n: number; nsVT: nonsustained ventricular tachycardia; PCWP: pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; mPAP: mean pulmonary arterial pressure; PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance; RA: right atrium; RAP: right atrial pressure; RV: right ventricle; s: second; sPAP: systolic pulmonary arterial pressure; TAPSE: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; ven sO₂: venous oxygen saturation.