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. 2024 Jan 19;11(1):e002583. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002583

Table 4.

Comparison of the baseline characteristics between patients with and without event

Patients without event
N=252 (88%)
Patients with event
N=33 (12%)
P value
Clinical characteristics
 Age at repair—years 2.6 (2.2–35.6) 6.2 (2.2–29.9) 0.023
 Age at baseline—years 29.3 (22.2–65.8) 47.5 (33.1–67.5) <0.001
 Primary repair 172 (68) 14 (42) 0.003
 NYHA functional class I 210 (83) 19 (58) 0.001
 NT-proBNP—pg/mL 120 (59–983) 434 (191–1871) <0.001
 No device (ICD, PM, CRT) 236 (94) 27 (82) 0.011
 QRS duration—ms 142±25 156±27 0.004
Echocardiography data
 LVEDD—mm 46±6 50±8 0.016
 LVESD—mm 31±6 35±9 0.012
 LVEF—% 59±8 57±11 0.31
 LAVI—mL/m2 24±11 38±21 0.004
 RA area—cm2 18±6 25±6 <0.001
 RV-RA gradient—mm Hg 30±12 39±10 <0.001
 RV FAC—% 39±8 35±11 0.03
 Severe tricuspid regurgitation 1 (0.4%) 2 (6.3%) 0.002
 Severe pulmonary regurgitation 47 (18%) 12 (36%) 0.014
 RV GLS—% −16±5 −15±6 0.38
 RV Dyssynchrony Index—ms 49±31 41±18 0.21
 IVSD—ms 103±50 130±65 0.09
 IVED—ms −3.3±19 2.5±19 0.12
CMR data
 LV EDVI—mL 86±19 99±31 0.99
 RV EDVI—mL 124±31 139±56 0.95
 RV EF—% 43±13 48±8 0.11
 LV EF—% 57±7 53±11 0.02
Exercise data
 Peak VO2—mL/kg/min 22±9 18±11 0.03
 Peak heart rate—bpm 161±24 133±33 0.003
 VE/VCO2 26±5 30±5 <0.001

Data are expressed as N (% of total), mean±SD or median (IQR) unless otherwise specified.

CMR, cardiac MR; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; EDVI, end-diastolic volume indexed; RV FAC, right ventricular fractional area change; GLS, global longitudinal strain; ICD, Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; IVED, interventricular ejection delay; IVSD, interventricular shortening delay; LAVI, left atrial volume indexed; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic diameter; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PM, pacemaker; RV EDV, right ventricular end-diastolic volume; RVEF, right ventricular ejection fraction; VE/VCO2, minute ventilation/carbon dioxide output; VO2, oxygen uptake.