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Table 1 Patient Characteristics on Initial CMR

From: Longitudinal changes in extent of late gadolinium enhancement in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: a retrospective analysis of serial CMRs

 

Group 1 (n = 84)

Group 2 (n = 43)

p-value

Male

41 (48.8%)

26 (60.5%)

0.261

Age at repair (years)

0.7 (0.3, 5.0)

0.5 (0.3, 2.9)

0.507

Type of repair

  

0.184

 Valve sparing

15 (18.9%)

2 (4.7%)

 

 Transannular patch

52 (61.9%)

33 (76.7%)

 

 RV-to-PA conduit

7 (8.3%)

3 (7.0%)

 

 Unknown

10 (11.9%)

5 (11.6%)

 

Time since repair (years)

18.9 (13.3, 27.0)

14.8 (12.7, 27.8)

0.179

Age at first CMR, years

20.4 (13.2, 34.2)

15.6 (13.0, 28.7)

0.164

Age at last CMR, years

25.6 (17.8, 39.6)

19.9 (12.6, 31.8)

0.067

Type of intervention between CMRs

  

N/A

 Surgical pulmonary valve replacement

N/A

37 (86%)

 

 Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement

N/A

6 (14%)

 
  1. Variables are expressed as either frequency (%) or median (interquartile range). Group 1—patients with no interventions between serial CMRs; Group 2—patients with transcatheter or surgical interventions between CMRs. CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance; RV-to-PA right ventricle to pulmonary artery. N/A not applicable