Portal vein pulsatility index is a more important indicator than congestion index in the clinical evaluation of right heart function

Table 2 Cardiac profiles in patients with congestive heart failure(mean¡ÀSD)

	RA < 10 mmHg	RA ¡Ý 10 mmHg	P
HI (L/min/m2)	3.0 ± 0.9	2.4 ± 0.4	0.28
AO (mmHg)	89.0 ± 9.6	87.3 ± 12.8	0.78
LVED (mmHg)	12.2 ± 6.7	22.1 ± 10.9	0.06
PW (mmHg)	14.6 ± 5.6	29.1 ± 7.7	0.002
PA (mmHg)	25.0 ± 6.8	42.4 ± 12.0	0.004
RA (mmHg)	4.7 ± 2.1	16.8 ± 4.9	< 0.001
RVED (mmHg)	6.4 ± 2.1	17.8 ± 4.4	< 0.001

RA, right atrial pressure; HI, cardiac index; LVED, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; AO, mean aortic pressure; PW, pulmonary wedge pressure; PA, mean pulmonary arterial pressure; RA, mean right atrial pressure; RVED, right ventricular end-diastolic pressure.