Table 5

Twelve minute walk data on iloprost

PatientDiagnosisDistance (m)Rest (s)ΔSaO2(%)ΔHR (%)Duration (weeks)Dose PGI2 (ng/kg/min)
1TEPH4200003.52.1
2PPH740025062.7
3PPH880081.0
4TEPH3402604.123.751.7
5PPH5805513.515.370.7
6TEPH580150620.8111.6
7PPH6400127.183.4
8PPH640046.9327.53.9
Mean602.5 58 10.55-150 24.15-150 72.1
(SEM)(60)(34)(6.3)(5.8)(0.8)(0.4)
  • 5-150 p < 0.005, p < 0.001 comparison with baseline;p < 0.05 comparison with PGI2 and iloprost dose.

  • ΔHR (%), percentage increase in heart rate; ΔSaO2(%), percentage drop in oxygen saturation; PPH, primary pulmonary hypertension; TEPH, thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.