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Table 3 Hemodynamic and echocardiographic variables of the 42 patients with acute lung injury

From: Clinical significance of elevated B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute lung injury with or without right ventricular dilatation: an observational cohort study

Variable

Value

CVP (mmHg)

9.5 ± 4

SPAP (mmHg)*

42.1 ± 9.1

LVEF (%)

65 ± 7

Cardiac output (L/min)

6 ± 1.9

Cardiac index (L/min/m2)

3.2 ± 1

Diastolic dysfunction

 

   Present

18 (43)

Impaired relaxation

15 (37)

Pseudonormalization

1 (2)

Restrictive pattern

2 (4)

   Not present

11 (26)

   Could not be assessed

13 (31)

Tachycardia

8 (20)

Atrial fibrillation

3 (7)

Other

2 (4)

RV dilation

11 (26)

RV dysfunction

3 (7)

  1. CVP = central venous pressure; SPAP = systolic pulmonary artery pressure; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; RV = right ventricle
  2. Data are means ± standard deviations or number of patients with percentages in parentheses
  3. *SPAP available in 39 subjects