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Table 1 Comparison of patients with Fontan circulation and rTOF

From: Magnetic resonance three-dimensional steady-state free precession imaging of the thoracic duct in patients with Fontan circulation and its relationship to outcomes

 

Fontan circulation (n = 189)

rTOF (n = 36)

p-value

Male

121 (64%)

17 (47%)

0.06

Median age at CMR, yrs

16.1 (11.0, 23.2)

15.7 (11.1, 23.7)

0.86

Mean BSA at CMR, m2

1.49 ± 0.44

1.49 ± 0.39

1.00

Thoracic duct visualization

  

< 0.001

 Complete/Nearly complete

122 (65%)

8 (22%)

 

 Incomplete/Not visualized

67 (35%)

28 (79%)

 

Maximum thoracic duct diameter, mm

2.50 (2.10, 3.10)

1.95 (1.70, 2.60)

0.002

Thoracic duct tortuosity

  

0.17

 None/Mild

119 (63%)

17 (47%)

 

 Moderate/Severe

50 (27%)

3 (8%)

 

3D sequence with artifact or of poor quality

17 (9%)

4 (11%)

0.75

3D sequence with limited field of view

6 (3%)

0 (0%)

0.59

  1. Values are count (%), median (IQR), or mean ± standard deviation. Bold indicates a p-value < 0.05. rTOF repaired tetralogy of Fallot, CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance, BSA body surface area, FOV field of view