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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 3 Right heart catheterization measurements

From: Use of ultrasound-measured internal jugular vein collapsibility index to determine static intracardiac pressures in patients with presumed pulmonary hypertension

RHC measurements

Mean (SD)

mRAP (mmHg)

6.4 (5.4)

RVEDP (mmHg)

8.5 (5.9)

mPAP (mmHg)

35.3 (13.0)

PAOP (mmHg)

10.0 (6.1)

Cardiac output TD (L/min)

5.4 (2.0)

Cardiac output Fick (L/min)

5.2 (1.7)

Cardiac index TD (L/min/m2)

3.0 (1.1)

Cardiac index Fick (L/min/m2)

2.9 (0.8)

PVR TD (dynes/s/cm−5)

482.3 (420.2)

PVR Fick (dynes/s/cm−5)

512.1 (448.0)

SVR TD (dynes/s/cm−5)

1462.9 (578.0)

SVR Fick (dynes/s/cm−5)

1529.7 (621.9)

  1. mRAP mean right atrial pressure, RVEDP right ventricular end diastolic pressure, mPAP mean pulmonary arterial pressure, PAOP pulmonary artery occlusion pressure, TD thermodilution, PVR pulmonary vascular resistance, SVR systemic vascular resistance
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