Table 3.
Blood-flow regarding the TP position in relation to the AAo
| Anterior TP n =10 |
Right anterior TP n =6 |
Left anterior TP n =1 |
Controls n =12 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at MRI (years) | 10.5±4.4 | 12.5±5.8 | 22 | 23.3±1.6 | |
| Vortices in TP | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Helices in TP | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aortic root dilatation Z >2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Vortices in AAo | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Helices in AAo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| TP regurgitation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ao regurgitation | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
TP pulmonary trunk, AAo ascending aorta, n number
0 = no vortex/helix, 1 = moderate vortex/helix (flow rotation <360°), 2 = pronounced vortex/helix (flow rotation >360°)