| At diagnosis (April 2002) | After 3 months of corticosteroid therapy (August 2002) | At re-admittance (May 2007) |
Lung function test |
FEV1 % pred | 76 | 73 | 44 |
VC % pred | 94 | 95 | 83 |
FEV1/VC % | 68 | 63 | 42 |
TLC % pred | 97 | 101 | 106 |
DL,CO % pred | 35 | 35 | 27 |
DL,CO/VA % pred | 39 | 35 | 32 |
Pa,O2 mmHg | 74 | 74 | 57 |
Pa,CO2 mmHg | 34 | 34 | 37 |
Right heart catheterisation |
P̄pa (systolic/diastolic) mmHg | 37 (55/24) | 42 (54/29) | 50 (60/38) |
Ppcw mmHg | 12 | 13 | 18 |
CI L·min−1·m−2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |