Determination of survival in SScPAH: baseline demographic characteristics of 148 patients with SScPAH (89 from our own institution and 59 referred from other institutions) on cardiac catheterisation
| *Calculated assuming haemoglobin=135 g/l. | |
| MRAP, mean right atrial pressure; MPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; CI, cardiac index; SVo2, mixed venous oxygen content. | |
| Mean age (years) | 66 (7) |
| Male:female | 28:120 |
| Mean duration of SSc (years) | 14±5 |
| Number with pulmonary fibrosis | 40 |
| Number of diffuse:lcSSc | 37:111 |
| Mean % predicted Tlco(mmol/min/kPa)* | 56.7 (3.2) |
| Number with ACA+ | 78 |
| Number with Scl70+ | 37 |
| mRAP (mm Hg) | 7.7 (4.8) |
| mPAP (mm Hg) | 39.5 (13.5) |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 93.9 (15.6) |
| PVR (dyne.s/cm5) | 687 (564) |
| SVR (dyne.s/cm5) | 1713 (606) |
| CI (l/min/m2) | 2.6 (1.4) |
| SVo2(ml/l) | 659 (107) |