Parameter 1st Tertile (n=16) 2nd Tertile (n=17) 3rd Tertile (n=16) P value
Right Heart Catheterization Findings Right Heart Catheterization Findings Right Heart Catheterization Findings Right Heart Catheterization Findings Right Heart Catheterization Findings
PCWP (mmHg) 30.00 (8.50) 28.00 (12.50) 26.00 (16.00) 0.65
Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure (mmHg) 36.00 (14.50) 34.50 (17.00) 37.00 (23.00) 0.74
Right Atrial Pressure (mmHg) 15.00 ± 4.12 11.75 ± 4.91 10.53 ± 3.72 0.03
Right Atrial Pressure / PCWP 0.55 ± 0.15 0.46 ± 0.16 0.42 ± 0.13 0.07
Cardiac Index (L/min/m2) 1.84 ± 0.31 1.90 ± 0.36 1.73 ± 0.33 0.39
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (Woods Unit) 2.53 ± 0.87 2.90 ± 1.53 4.24 ± 1.75†‡ 0.008
Right Ventricular SWI (mmHg.ml/m2) 425.77 ± 185.27 505.31 ± 147.64 516.31 ± 168.76 0.32
Outcomes Outcomes Outcomes Outcomes Outcomes
Probable RVF at Postoperative Day 7 26.7% 37.5% 25.0% 0.72
Definitive RVF at Postoperative Day 14 7.1% 6.3% 20.0% 0.47
Mortality at Postoperative Day 15 12.5% 5.9% 43.8% 0.02
Mortality or Definitive RVF at Postoperative Day 15 18.8% 11.8% 50.0% 0.03
Total Mortality 50.0% 29.4% 62.5% 0.16