Baseline characteristics in 20 patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
| Demographics | |
| Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 43 (14) |
| Sex (male/female) | 11/9 |
| Aetiology | |
| Coagulopathies | 8 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 16 |
| NYHA functional class | |
| II | 3 |
| III | 17 |
| Medicinal drug use | |
| Anticoagulant agents | 20 |
| Digitalis | 6 |
| Diuretics | 10 |
| Nitrates | 2 |
| Calcium antagonists | 3 |
| Oral prostacyclin analogue | 8 |
| Home oxygen | 20 |
Values are n, except when stated.
NYHA, New York Heart Association.