Table 2. Echocardiographic morphometric measurements in patients with pectus excavatum and healthy control.
| Healthy control (57) n (%) | Patients with pectus excavatum (36) n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 10.87±3.89 | 11.46±4.31 | 0.506 |
| RVDD ZS | 0.953±0.395 | 0.811±0.376 | 0.093 |
| IVSd ZS | 0.423±0.492 | 0.190±0.586 | 0.042 |
| LVIDd ZS | -0.391±0.683 | -0.622±0.823 | 0.146 |
| LVPWd ZS | 0.349±0.471 | 0.180±0.675 | 0.195 |
| LVIDS ZS | -0.744±0.704 | -0.912±0.602 | 0.238 |
| EF | 72.378±3.701 | 72.722±3.746 | 0.656 |
| SF | 41.386±3.211 | 41.472±3.193 | 0.900 |
| Aort ZS | -0.555±0.785 | -0.613±0.794 | 0.736 |
| MPA ZS | -0.226±0.710 | -0.242±0.807 | 0.921 |
| Mannulus ZS | -0.447±0.461 | -0.637±0.581 | 0.089 |
| Tannulus ZS | -0.458±0.511 | -0.722±0.518 | 0.020 |
| LA ZS | 0.700±0.585 | 0.109±0.833 | <0.001 |
| TAPSE ZS | -0.322±0.829 | -0.809±0.784 | 0.007 |
| Ascending Aorta ZS | -0.371±0.768 | 0.140±0.796 | 0.003 |
| Pulmonary flow | 1.045±0.059 | 1.044±0.090 | 0.941 |
Statistics: Student’s t-test. RVDD ZS: end-diastole right ventricle diameter Z-score; IVSd ZS: diastolic interventricular septum diameter Z-score; LVIDd ZS: end-diastole left ventricle diameter Z-score; LVIDs ZS: end-systole left ventricle diameter Z-score; EF: ejection fraction; SF: shortening fraction; MPA ZS: main pulmonary artery diameter Z-score; LA ZS: left atrium diameter Z-score; TAPSE ZS: tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion Z-score. Statistically significant values are indicated in bold.