Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

Number of patients

28

22

Age (year)

15.9 ± 1.9 (12–20)

17.5 ± 7.7 (2–37)

Female-to-male ratio

3:25

6:16

Height (cm)

172.3 ± 11.9 (148–191)

154.4 ± 24.8 (77–194)

Weight (kg)

58.1 ± 12.0 (38–82)

62.8 ± 30.5 (9–157)

BSA (m²)

1.7 ± 0.2 (1.25–2.02)

1.6 ± 0.5 (0.45–2.74)

Heart rate (bpm)

81 ± 16 (58–111)

91 ± 16 (66–113)

Clinical indications

 Pectus excavatum

28

0

 Duchenne muscular dystrophy

0

8

 Dilated cardiomyopathy

0

2

 Pericarditis

0

2

 Aortapathy

0

2

 Valvular heart disease

0

3

 Coronary disease

0

2

 Other

0

3