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Table 2 Demographic comparison between healthy controls and repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF)

From: Ventricular flow analysis and its association with exertional capacity in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

 

Healthy Control (n = 63)

rTOF (n = 63)

P

Demographics

 Age at CMR, yrs

30 [22, 42]

29 [21, 41]

0.695

 Age at primary repair, yrs*

–

3 [1.25, 7.25]

–

 Time after primary repair, yrs*

–

25 [20, 33]

–

 Gender, M/F, n

29/34

29/34

1.000

 Height, cm

161 ± 14

159 ± 13

0.551

 Weight, kg

58 ± 18

57 ± 18

0.966

 Body surface area, m2

1.59 ± 0.31

1.58 ± 0.30

0.741

 Body mass index, kg/m2

21.8 ± 4.5

22.1 ± 5.5

0.729

 Heart rate, bpm

75 ± 14

77 ± 12

0.483

Tricuspid regurgitation

   

 No

63 (100%)

28 (44%)

–

 Mild

–

28 (44%)

–

 Moderate to severe

–

7 (12%)

–

Numbers with re-intervention

–

17 (27%)

–

Pulmonary valve replacement

–

1 (2%)

–

Types of repair†

  

–

 Transannular patch

–

45 (71%)

–

 Valve-sparing

–

Unknown

–

 Conduit

–

Unknown

–

Right ventricular outflow tract dyskinesia

–

43 (68%)

–

Restrictive physiology

–

43 (68%)

–

LV function

 LV mass index, g/m2

41 ± 8

41 ± 11

0.998

 LV end-diastolic volume index, ml/m2

79 ± 13

78 ± 16

0.850

 LV end-systolic volume index, ml/m2

33 ± 7

34 ± 11

0.496

 LV stroke volume index, ml/m2

46 ± 8

44 ± 9

0.306

 LV ejection fraction, %

58 ± 5

57 ± 7

0.242

RV function

 RV end-diastolic volume index, ml/m2

77 ± 14

133 ± 31

 < 0.001

 RV end-systolic volume  index, ml/m2

36 ± 9

73 ± 23

 < 0.001

 RV stroke volume index, ml/m2

41 ± 7

60 ± 15

 < 0.001

 RV ejection fraction, %

54 ± 6

46 ± 8

 < 0.001

 RVEDV/LVEDV ratio

0.99 ± 0.12

1.75 ± 0.49

 < 0.001

Pulmonary regurgitant volume, ml

–

44 ± 25

–

Pulmonary regurgitant fraction, %

–

43.5 ± 16.6

–

Pulmonary valve annulus diameter, cm

2.2 ± 0.3

2.7 ± 0.6

 < 0.001

Pulse wave velocity, m/s

1.9 ± 0.8

3.3 ± 1.9

 < 0.01

  1. Data are presented as median [IQR], mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance, IQR interquartile range, LV left ventricle, LVEDV left ventricular end-diastolic volume,  RV right ventricle, RVEDV right ventricular end-diastolic volume, SD standard deviation
  3. *Age of primary repair data missing in 5 rTOF; †Type of repair data missing in 18 rTOF patients