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Table 2 Comparison of cardiovascular metrics on CTPA in patients among three groups

From: Cardiovascular metrics on CT pulmonary angiography in patients with pulmonary hypertension — re-evaluation under the updated guidelines of pulmonary hypertension

Cardiovascular metrics on CTPA

Group A

(mPAP ≤ 20 mmHg)

Group B

(25 mmHg > mPAP > 20 mmHg)

Group C

(mPAP ≥ 25 mmHg)

p value

A and B

A and C

B and C

MPAd (mm)

26.4 ± 3.6

30.5 ± 5.0

36.1 ± 5.2

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.001

AAd (mm)

32.1 ± 5.2

33.2 ± 6.0

32.1 ± 4.7

0.487

0.325

0.902

0.328

RVtd (mm)

36.4 ± 4.5

37.6 ± 7.2

49.0 ± 9.5

 < 0.001

0.493

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

RVld (mm)

67.8 ± 9.9

68.9 ± 11.4

75.8 ± 9.1

 < 0.001

0.571

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

LVtd (mm)

40.8 ± 7.4

40.1 ± 8.7

35.8 ± 7.9

0.004

0.923

 < 0.001

0.001

LVld (mm)

71.2 ± 9.0

70.2 ± 8.6

67.1 ± 9.7

0.013

0.571

0.005

0.101

RVa (mm2)

19.1 ± 5.1

20.0 ± 7.1

30.3 ± 9.0

 < 0.001

0.612

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

RAa (mm2)

15.3 ± 5.9

18.2 ± 6.6

25.3 ± 10.9

 < 0.001

0.138

 < 0.001

0.001

LVa (mm2)

25.2 ± 6.6

24.6 ± 7.2

21.3 ± 6.8

 < 0.001

0.676

 < 0.001

0.013

LAa (mm2)

17.5 ± 4.9

17.7 ± 6.1

16.5 ± 5.2

0.582

0.609

0.586

0.317

RAtd(mm)

43.0 ± 6.3

46.8 ± 8.6

56.2 ± 11.9

 < 0.001

0.082

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

RVFWT (mm)

3.3 ± 1.1

4.9 ± 1.0

5.6 ± 1.6

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.023

MPAd/AAd ratio

0.84 ± 0.14

0.94 ± 0.21

1.16 ± 0.25

 < 0.001*

0.027

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

RVtd/LVtd ratio

0.91 ± 0.13

0.94 ± 0.18

1.46 ± 0.50

 < 0.001

0.73

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

RAtd/LAtd ratio

1.22 ± 0.20

1.28 ± 0.27

1.16 ± 0.20

0.016

0.247

0.069

0.01

RVa/LVa ratio

0.78 ± 0.16

0.83 ± 0.29

1.57 ± 0.81

 < 0.001

0.782

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Cobb angle (degree)

38.0 ± 8.1

42.6 ± 10.8

55.8 ± 12.9

 < 0.001

0.059

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

IVSA (degree)

125.9 ± 6.9

128.3 ± 7.7

147.6 ± 16.6

 < 0.001

0.375

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  1. MPAd diameter of main pulmonary artery, AAd Ascending aorta diameter, RVtd Right ventricular transversal diameter, RVld Right ventricular longitudinal diameter, RAtd Right atrial transversal diameter, LAtd Left atrial transversal diameter, LVtd Left ventricular transversal diameter, LVld Left ventricular longitudinal diameter, RVa Right ventricular area, RAa Right atrial area, LVa Left ventricular area, LAa Left atrial area, RVFWT Right ventricular free wall thickness, IVSA Interventricular septal angle; *p < 0.001 among three groups