Table 1—

Haemodynamics at rest(supine)

pa mmHg14.0±3.3
Systolic Ppa mmHg20.8±4.4
Diastolic Ppa mmHg8.8±3.0
Ppaw mmHg8.0±2.9
Heart rate min−176±14
Cardiac output L·min−17.3±2.3
Cardiac index L·min−1·m−24.1±1.3
PVR dyn·s·cm−574±30
  • Data are presented as weighted mean±weighted sd. pa: mean pulmonary arterial pressure; Ppa: pulmonary arterial pressure; Ppaw: pulmonary arterial wedge pressure; PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance. n = 882 healthy volunteers.