Table 1 Clinical and functional characteristics at the time of diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.
From: Right-to-left shunt with hypoxemia in pulmonary hypertension
Clinical and functional parameters | Mean ± SD (range) |
|---|---|
Age, yr | 64.0 ± 15 (25–82) |
Sex (M/F) | 19/15 |
Ex- or active smokers, % | 50 |
Dyspnea NYHA class III–IV, % | 76 |
6-min-walk distance, m | 271 ± 116 (32–465) |
TLC, % predicted | 89 ± 16 (51–121) |
FEV1, % predicted | 76 ± 20 (33–117) |
FEV1/FVC, % | 65 ± 11 (36–88) |
DLco, % predicted | 49 ± 30 (12–113) |
DLco/VA, % predicted | 51 ± 28 (11–113) |
PaO2, kPa | 6.8 ± 1.3 (4.5–10.0) |