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. 2025 Dec;12(6):4543-4545.
doi: 10.1002/ehf2.15421. Epub 2025 Oct 7.

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Micha T Maeder  1   2 , Laura A Rechsteiner  1 , Philipp K Haager  1 , Hans Rickli  1
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Kaplan–Meier plots (cumulative hazard) comparing survival of patients with pulmonary artery capacitance (PAC) < 3.0 mL/mmHg (n = 219), 3.0–6.0 mL/mmHg (n = 240), and >6.0 mL/mmHg (n = 28).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Kaplan–Meier plots (cumulative hazard) comparing survival of patients in different quartiles (Q1–4) for the pulmonary artery pulsatility index in patients with stroke volume index (SVI) ≥ 30 mL/m2 (n = 377; top) versus <30 mL/m2 (n = 110; bottom).
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