Table 1– Clinical characteristics of patient at diagnosis
Patients42
Age years49±16
Female %60
Body mass index30±7
Previous VTE %90
Time from VTE to CTED diagnosis months14 (27)
Time from CTED diagnosis to PEA# months8 (5)
Time from PEA to first visit months6±3
Time from PEA to second visit+ months13±2
NYHA functional class II20
NYHA functional class III22
Creatinine μmol·L−190±49
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide§ pg·mL−151.5
Right heart catheterisation
 Patients42
 PAP mean mmHg21 (5)
SvO2 %72±6
 Cardiac index L·min−1·m−22.6±0.5
Ppaw mmHg9±3
 PVR dyn·s·cm−5164 (104)
6-min walk test
 Patientsƒ37
 Distance m372±117
 Baseline SpO2 %97±1.8
 Minimal exercise SpO2 %91 (6)
CAMPHOR##
 Patients36
 Symptoms15 (13)
 Activity10 (9)
 Quality of life14 (14)
  • Data are presented as n, mean±sd or median (interquartile range), unless otherwise stated. VTE: venous thromboembolism; CTED: chronic thromboembolic disease; PEA: pulmonary endarterectomy; NYHA: New York Heart Association; PAP: pulmonary artery pressure; SvO2: mixed venous oxygen saturation; Ppaw: pulmonary artery wedge pressure; PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance; SpO2: arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry; CAMPHOR: Cambridge pulmonary hypertension outcome review. #: CTED diagnosis defined by the date of baseline right heart catheterisation; : n = 39; +: n = 31; §: n = 20; ƒ: five patients had shuttle walk instead of 6-min walk test and data was not included; ##: CAMPHOR questionnaire was implemented in 2004.