Table 2

Baseline characteristics of subjects with pulmonary fibrosis (n=28)

Characteristics*
Age (years)63±12
Height168±9 cm
Weight78±16 kg
Pulmonary function tests
 Total lung capacity (%)61.4±21.0%
 DLCO (%)23.4±7.4%
 KCO (%)49.3±14.1%
 FEV1 (%)60.7±18.2%
 FVC (%)61.5±19.6%
 Pao2 (n=21)8.0±1.9 kPa
Right heart catheter
 mPAP28.5±9.4 mm Hg
 mRAP5.1±3.0 mm Hg
 LVEDP9.1±4.0 mm Hg
 Cardiac output4.3±1.0 l/min
 Cardiac index2.3±0.5 l/min/m2
 Pulmonary vascular resistance4.7±3.0 WU
Baseline Innocor parameters:
 Heart rate84±14 bpm
 Residual volume2.0±0.5 litres
 Pulse oximetry91.3±4.8%
 Pulmonary blood flow (cardiac output)4.0±1.2 l/min
 Cardiac index2.1±0.6 l/min/m2
 Stroke volume47.8±17.1 ml
  • * Mean±SD.

  • DLCO, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; KCO, diffusion capacity corrected for alveolar volume; LVEDP, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; mPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; mRAP, mean right atrial pressure; Pao2, arterial partial pressure for oxygen; WU, Wood's units.