Incidence of pulmonary hypertension in COPD and its relation to inflammatory marker interleukin-1

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 4 Pulmonary artery catheterization findings

PA catheterization
mPAP	Mean ± SD	34 ± 11
PVR	Median (range)	3.5 (1.9–8.6)
PAWP	Median (range)	12 (5–23)
CO	Mean ± SD	5.24 ± 0.76
CI	Mean ± SD	2.72 ± 0.39
Diagnosis*
Mild combined pre- and postcapillary PHtn	n (%)	2 (14.3)
Mild precapillary PHtn	n (%)	6 (42.9)
Severe combined pre- and postcapillary PHtn	n (%)	3 (21.4)
Severe precapillary PHtn	n (%)	2 (14.3)
No PHtn	n (%)	1 (7.1)

mPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; PAWP, pulmonary artery wedge pressure; CO, cardiac output; CI, cardiac index; PHtn, pulmonary hypertension. Precapillary PAWP < 15 mmHg, postcapillary PAWP > 15⁽¹⁾
*Severe PH PVR> 5 WU, mild PH PVR <5 WU⁽¹⁾
Precapillary PAWP <15 mmHg, postcapillary PAWP> 15⁽¹⁾