Research Article

Kinetics of Cardiac Output at the Onset of Exercise in Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension

Table 2

Baseline and steady-state exercise hemodynamics of the study population. RAP, right atrial pressure; mPAP, pulmonary artery mean pressure; PAWP, pulmonary artery wedge pressure; MAP, mean systemic pressure; SpO2, arterial oxygen saturation by pulsoxymetry; , cardiac output determined by thermodilution; , cardiac output determined by Modelflow; , stroke volume determined by Modelflow; , heart rate determined by Modelflow; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistances; SVR: systemic vascular resistances.

Baseline (rest)Effort (steady state)
Patients ()Controls ()Patients ()Controls ()

RAP, mmHg
mPAP, mmHg
PAWP, mmHg
MAP, mmHg
SpO2, %
, l⋅min−1
, l⋅min−1
, ml
, min−1
PVR, WU
SVR, WU