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Table 3 Left ventricular rotational mechanical parameters

From: Impact of pulmonary valve replacement on left ventricular rotational mechanics in repaired tetralogy of Fallot

 

TOF Pre-PVR (n = 60)

TOF Post-PVR (n = 60)

Healthy controls (n = 30)

TOF Pre-PVR vs. controls P-value

TOF post-PVR vs. controls P-value

TOF Pre-PVR vs. TOF Post-PVR P-value

Direction of rotation

 Apical rotation counterclockwise, n (%)

   

0.173

0.548

 

  Yes

54 (90.0)

57 (95.0)

30 (100)

   

  No

6 (10.0)

3 (5.0)

0 (0)

   

 Basal rotation clockwise, n (%)

   

 < 0.001

0.004

 

  Yes

40 (66.7)

46 (76.7)

30 (100)

   

  No

20 (33.3)

14 (23.3)

0 (0)

   

 Torsion positive, n (%)

   

0.297

0.548

 

  Yes

56 (93.3)

57 (95.0)

30 (100)

   

  No

4 (6.7)

3 (5.0)

0 (0)

   

Rotation degrees

 Peak apical rotation (deg)

4.0 ± 3.6

4.5 ± 3.3

5.7 ± 2.2

0.009

0.041

0.380

 Peak basal rotation (deg)

− 1.6 ± 2.5

− 1.2 ± 1.8

− 3.3 ± 1.6

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.203

 Twist (deg)

5.9 ± 4.6

6.1 ± 4.4

10.0 ± 3.3

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.768

 Torsion (deg/cm)

0.9 ± 0.6

1.0 ± 0.7

1.5 ± 0.5

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.443

  1. Bold values are statistically significant p-values
  2. Values are mean ± standard deviation or N (%). Deg, degrees; TOF, tetralogy of Fallot; and PVR, pulmonary valve replacement