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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study cohort

From: Assessment of right ventricle–to–pulmonary artery coupling by three-dimensional echocardiography in pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension: comparison with tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion /systolic pulmonary artery pressure ratio

Variables

Value

Age, years

52.9 ± 13.6

Male, %

34 (57.6%)

Body surface area (m2)

1.75 ± 0.16

Heart rate, bpm

79 ± 14

NT-pro BNP, pg/ml

667.5 (182.5, 2105.5)

6-minute walking distance, m

399.5 ± 110.6

WHO functional class

 

 I Class, %

2 (3.4%)

 II Class, %

24 (40.7%)

 III Class, %

28 (47.5%)

 IV Class, %

5 (8.5%)

Prognostic risk stratification

 

 Low risk, %

16 (27.1%)

 Intermediate risk, %

32 (54.3%)

 High risk, %

11 (18.6%)

  1. The data are expressed as the number (percentage) of patients, mean ± standard deviation for normally distributed data, or median (interquartile range) for skewed data. NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; WHO-FC, World Health Organization functional class