Research Article

Oxidative Stress Markers and C-Reactive Protein Are Related to Severity of Heart Failure in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Table 3

Results of selected echocardiographic and haemodynamic parameters in all patients and with division into groups depending on NYHA class.

All DCM
(D) 
NYHA I-II
(A) 
NYHA III-IV
(B) 
A versus B

LVEF (%)
LVEDD [mm]
mPAP [mm Hg]
mABP [mm Hg]
PWP [mm Hg]
PVRI [dyna·s·cm−5/m2]
CI [L/min/m2]
SvO2 [%]

LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction; LVEDD: left ventricle end-diastolic diameter; mPAP: mean pulmonary artery pressure; mABP: mean arterial blood pressure; PWP: pulmonary wedge pressure; PVRI: pulmonary vascular resistance index; CI: cardiac index; SvO2: mixed venous blood saturation.