Fig. 4
Comparison of extravascular lung water index (EVLWI) as measured by transpulmonary thermodilution and pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (Ppao). In patients with aortic valve stenosis and dilated cardiomyopathy a trend toward increased EVLWI and Ppao was detected, respectively, that may be related to subclinical pulmonary edema. ANOVA p = 0.04 for EVLWI, (*) denotes a significant difference versus the control group in pairwise analysis (p < 0.05). AS aortic valve stenosis, DCM dilated cardiomyopathy, ANOVA one-way analysis of variance