Table 1.
Demographic data
| Volunteers (n = 17) | CHD (n = 8) | TOF | TOF | TOF | TGA | TGA | TAPVR | DORV | PS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 23 (21–31) | 22 (17–41) | 31 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| Male: Female | 11: 6 | 3: 5 | M | M | F | F | M | F | F | F |
| Height (m) | 1.67 (1.48–1.8) | 1.63 (1.52–1.77) | 1.74 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.6 | 1.77 | 1.62 | 1.58 | 1.52 |
| Body weight (kg) | 57 (45–74) | 71 (42.3–112.2) | 70.7 | 53.5 | 54.9 | 75.7 | 89.2 | 112.2 | 70 | 42.3 |
| BSA (m2) | 1.57 (1.42–1.89) | 1.79 (1.36–2.25) | 1.85 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.83 | 2.09 | 2.25 | 1.75 | 1.36 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | – | 14.7 (13–16.5) | 13 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 13.7 |
| NT-proBNP (pg/mL) | – | 24.2 (6.7–139) | 115 | 33.9 | 21.4 | 23.6 | 6.7 | 17.8 | 24.7 | 139 |
| Surgical procedures | – | – | LMBTS at the age of 2 months, RMBTS at the age of one year, ICR at the age of 5 years | ICR at the age of 18 months | ICR at the age of 3 months | ASO at the age of 6 months | ASO at the age of 13 days | ICR at the age of one month | ICR at the age of 8 months | ICR at the age of one month |
| Left atrial vortex flow (+) | 15 | 1 | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) | (+) |
All parameters are expressed as median and range
BSA body surface area; NT-proBNP N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide; CHD congenital heart disease; TOF tetralogy of Fallot; TGA transposition of the great arteries; TAPVR total anomalous of pulmonary venous return; DORV double outlet right ventricle; PS pulmonary valve stenosis; LMBTS left modified Blalock–Taussig shunt; RMBTS right modified Blalock–Taussig shunt; ICR intracardiac repair; ASO arterial switch operation