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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Feb 15;28(5):517–521. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2015.01.018

Table 1. Comparison of shunt groups.

Comparison of demographic data and standard assessments of right ventricular function by shunt type.

MBTS RVPAS p value
Male, N 74 (67%) 81 (61%) 0.42
Mean age, months (SD) 14.3 (±1.1) 14.3 (±1.3) 0.98
Ejection fraction, % (SD) 46.7 (±8.9) 45.2 (±11.1) 0.28
Short axis area change, % (SD) 33.6 (±8.9) 31.2 (±9.3) 0.09

MBTS Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt; RVPAS Right ventricular to pulmonary artery shunt; SD Standard deviation.