Serum Asymmetric Dimethylarginine, Nitrate, Vitamin B₁₂, and Homocysteine Levels in Individuals with Pulmonary Embolism

Table 1

Parameters at the beginning of the treatment in Group I and Group II.

	Group I*	Group II**	𝑃
	𝑛=40	𝑛=24
Age	65.7 ± 13.4	70.9 ± 14.1	0.148
Sex (female/male)	20/20	13/11	0.949
Partial oxygen pressure (mmHg)	62.1 ± 7.4	54.1 ± 9.3	<0.001*
Oxygen saturation (%)	92.8 ± 3.2	86.8 ± 6.2	<0.001*
Mean PAP (mmHg)	39.0 ± 9.6	50.8 ± 21.8	0.008*

*Group I : Patients with normal pulmonary artery pressure at the end of three months of treatment.
**Group II : Patients with high pulmonary artery pressure or who had died at the end of three months of treatment.