Table 4 Pulmonary trunk assessment for dimensions and flow measurements (mean ± SD)
From: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with pectus excavatum compared with normal controls
Pectus Patients | Healthy Subjects | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Artery Diameter (cm) | 2.18 ± 0.2 | 2.13 ± 0.1 | 0.574 |
Average Cross-sectional Area (cm2) | 6.2 ± 1.0 | 6.1 ± 0.9 | 0.623 |
Average Velocity (cm/sec) | 16.5 ± 4.4 | 15.0 ± 2.0 | 0.175 |
Peak Velocity (cm/sec) | 78.9 ± 21.0 | 75.2 ± 14.0 | 0.542 |
Average Flow (ml/m) | 101.0 ± 16.0 | 89.0 ± 15.6 | 0.070 |
Average Flow/min (l/min) | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 5.3 ± 0.9 | 0.121 |
Forward Volume (ml) | 86.1 ± 18.3 | 79.6 ± 18.1 | 0.405 |
Reverse Volume (ml) | 0.2 ± 0.5 | 0.2 ± 0.3 | 0.615 |
Net Forward Volume (ml) | 86.1 ± 18.9 | 79.4 ± 17.9 | 0.386 |
Net Forward Volume/BSA (ml/m2) | 47.3 ± 10.7 | 43.4 ± 7.6 | 0.299 |