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

Table 3 Portal profiles in patients with congestive heart failure( mean¡ÀSD)

	Controls(n = 20)	RA ¡Ü 10 mmHg(n= 10)	RA > 10 mmHg(n = 10)
Vmax (cm/s)	20.1 ± 3.1	24.5 ± 3.9	21.1 ± 4.8
Vmean (cm/s)	11.2 ± 1.9	14.0 ± 2.3	12.0 ± 2.7
Area (cm2)	1.01 ± 0.20	0.80 ± 0.13	0.96 ± 0.13
PBF (mL/min)	685 ± 136	678 ± 172	672 ± 162
PI (%)	23.3 ± 6.3	27.0 ± 7.4	87.8 ± 32.3b
Congestion index	5.3 ± 1.2	5.8 ± 1.2	8.7 ± 2.41

RA, right atrial pressure; V_max, maximum portal velocity; V_mean, mean portal velocity; PBF, portal blood flow; PI, portal vein pulsatility index.

^bP<0.001,

¹P=0.03 vs controls and RA ≤ 10 mmHg.