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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Feb;12(2):e007865. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.118.007865

TABLE 1.

Summary Statistics for 6-year Echocardiographic Measures by Initial Shunt Group

MBTS RVPAS
n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD p Value
RV systolic size and function
End systolic volume, ml/BSA1.3 55 45.16±11.55 61 48.27±18.72 0.28
End systolic area, cm2/BSA0.8 90 15.51±3.69 101 15.98±4.24 0.42
Ejection fraction, biplane pyramidal, % 55 45.34±6.07 62 45.81±6.38 0.68
Ejection fraction, biplane pyramidal, % 55 62 >.99
≤ 40%, n (%) 11 (20.0%) 12 (19.4%)
> 40%, n (%) 44 (80.0%) 50 (80.6%)
Fractional area change, % 90 32.47±5.70 102 33.26±5.69 0.34
Peak systolic velocity, cm/sec 65 6.06±1.23 75 5.99±1.21 0.76
Peak systolic velocity for age, z-score 65 −1.68±0.79 75 −1.74±0.75 0.65
Isovolumic contraction acceleration, cm/sec/sec 55 31.44±9.90 59 29.63±9.55 0.32
RV diastolic size and function
End diastolic volume/BSA1.3 55 82.52±18.40 62 88.02±28.61 0.21
End diastolic area/BSA0.8 90 22.90±4.76 102 23.77±5.54 0.25
RV sphericity index 90 1.28±0.30 103 1.25±0.28 0.41
Tricuspid valve peak early velocity, m/sec 98 0.87±0.25 106 0.85±0.24 0.67
Tricuspid valve peak early velocity for age, z-score 98 −0.21±1.34 106 −0.29±1.27 0.66
Tricuspid valve peak atrial velocity, m/sec 84 0.65±0.22 91 0.61±0.20 0.17
Tricuspid valve peak atrial velocity for age, z-score 84 1.60±1.80 91 1.25±1.61 0.18
E/A ratio 84 1.42±0.52 91 1.48±0.54 0.44
E/A ratio for age, z-score 84 −1.06±0.82 91 −0.97±0.85 0.47
Peak early diastolic annular velocity, cm/sec 65 9.43±3.19 75 9.23±2.93 0.70
Peak early diastolic annular velocity for age, z-score 65 −2.68±1.16 75 −2.77±1.05 0.64
Peak atrial diastolic annular velocity, cm/sec 56 5.88±1.80 64 5.44±1.91 0.20
Peak atrial diastolic annular velocity for age, z-score 56 0.04±1.14 64 −0.23±1.20 0.20
E/E' ratio 63 10.28±4.52 72 10.36±3.94 0.91
E/E' ratio for age, z-score 63 2.95±2.83 72 3.01±2.47 0.90
Flow reversal during atrial systole 97 113 0.55
Yes, n (%) 4 (4.1%) 7 (6.2%)
No, n (%) 93 (95.9%) 106 (93.8%)
Duration of flow reversal during atrial systole, msec 4 123.75±15.54 7 104.86±21.09 0.16
RV global function
MPI, Inflow Doppler/ET calculation 77 0.49±0.18 84 0.47±0.19 0.37
MPI DTI calculation 56 0.63±0.20 67 0.65±0.22 0.70
Neo-aortic valve size and function
Neo-aortic annular area/BSA 76 4.06±1.06 90 3.74±0.94 0.042
Neo-aortic annular area, z-score 76 6.39±3.16 90 5.44±2.79 0.040
Severity of neoaortic valve regurgitation 116 124 0.40
None, n (%) 72 (62.1%) 67 (54.0%)
Mild, n (%) 36 (31.0%) 49 (39.5%)
Moderate, n (%) 8 (6.9%) 8 (6.5%)
Severe, n (%) 0 (0.0%) 0(0.0%)
≥Moderate neo-aortic valve regurgitation 116 124 >.99
8 (6.9%) 8 (6.5%)
108 (93.1%) 116 (93.5%)
Tricuspid valve size and function
Tricuspid indexed annular area/BSA 110 5.81±1.42 115 5.77±1.69 0.84
Tricuspid indexed annular area for BSA, z-score 110 2.26±1.75 115 2.21±2.08 0.83
Severity of tricuspid valve regurgitation 116 125 0.22
None, n (%) 6 (5.2%) 7 (5.6%)
Mild, n (%) 90 (77.6%) 97 (77.6%)
Moderate, n (%) 18 (15.5%) 13 (10.4%)
Severe, n (%) 2 (1.7%) 8 (6.4%)
Multiple, n (%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
≥Moderate tricuspid valve regurgitation 116 125 >.99
Yes, n (%) 20 (17.2%) 21 (16.8%)
No, n (%) 96 (82.8%) 104 (83.2%)
Neo-aortic size and patency
Ascending neoaortic maximal diameter, cm 98 2.18±0.44 108 2.14±0.48 0.57
Ascending neoaortic maximal diameter for BSA, z-score 98 3.14±2.43 108 2.96±2.69 0.60
Distal arch to descending aorta CWD peak velocity, m/sec 92 1.78±0.48 99 1.84±0.52 0.43

BSA = body surface area; CWD = continuous wave Doppler; DTI = Doppler tissue imaging; MPI=myocardial performance index; RV=right ventricle; SD = standard deviation.