Native T1 mapping detects both acute clinical rejection and graft dysfunction in pediatric heart transplant patients

Table 3 Correlation of native T1 values and markers of graft dysfunction

Marker	Coefficient values (r)
Marker	vs Mean T1	p-value	vs Peak T1	p-value
BNP	0.59*	< 0.0001	0.52*	< 0.001
Left ventricular ejection fraction	− 0.20	0.186	− 0.33*	0.024
Average mitral E/e’	− 0.15	0.334	− 0.05	0.755
RA mean pressure	0.23	0.138	0.40*	0.008
RV systolic pressure	− 0.04	0.810	0.08	0.603
RVEDP	0.18	0.239	0.36*	0.017
Main pulmonary artery mean pressure	0.33*	0.043	0.46*	0.005
Avg pulmonary capillary wedge pressure	0.24	0.125	0.33*	0.034
LVEDV	− 0.08	0.584	− 0.22	0.130
RVEDV	− 0.11	0.466	− 0.21	0.151

LVEDV left ventricular end-diastolic volume, RA right atrial, RV right ventricular, RVEDP right ventricular end-diastolic pressure, RVEDV right ventricular end-diastolic volume
*Significant p-value

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