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. 2019 Jun 25;20(7):1186–1194. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2018.0921

Table 4. Summary of Differences in Blood Flow among Fenestrated and Completed Fontan Circulation Groups Compared to Controls.

Group 1: Fenestrated Fontan, MR under GA (n = 15) Group 2: Completed Fontan, MR under GA (n = 6) Group 3: Completed Fontan, MR without GA (n = 18)
Age at MR (year) 5.90 ± 2.84 8.70 ± 4.89 12.50 ± 3.42
Cardiacoutput Marginally ↑ (1.05) Marginally ↓ (0.85) Mildly ↓ (0.82)
Superior vena cava Marginally ↑ (1.07) Marginally ↓ (0.89) Mildly ↓ (0.75)
Fontan flow Markedly ↓ (0.39) Markedly ↓ (0.40) Moderately ↓ (0.65)
AP collaterals 34% of cardiac output 22% of cardiac output 14% of cardiac output
Abdominal aortic blood flow Moderately ↓ (0.56) Mildly ↓ (0.81) Moderately ↓ (0.67)
Celiac axis flow Moderately ↓ (0.52) Markedly ↓ (0.46) Mildly ↓ (0.78)
SMA flow Moderately ↓ (0.67) Marginally ↓ (0.92) Markedly ↓ (0.31)
SMV flow Moderately ↓ (0.63) Mildly ↓ (0.71) Markedly ↓ (0.26)
Portal venous flow Moderately ↓ (0.53) Moderately ↓ (0.59) Markedly ↓ (0.37)
Hepatic arterial flow Markedly ↓ (0.32) Markedly ↓ (0.21) Markedly ↑*
Hepatic venous flow Markedly ↓ (0.33) Markedly ↓ (0.42) Moderately ↓ (0.72)
Hepatic arterial contribution to hepatic venous flow 33% (20% in control group in fasting status) 17% (20% in control group in fasting status) 45% (no significant flow in control group after meal)
Renal blood flow Markedly ↓ (0.34) Markedly ↓ (0.46) Moderately ↓ (0.69)
Aortic bifurcation Markedly ↓ (0.39) Markedly ↓ (0.35) Mildly ↓ (0.81)

Numbers in parentheses are ratios between flow volumes of patients and healthy control groups. Decreased blood flow volume was graded mildly, moderately and markedly when ratio was > 0.75, 0.50–0.75, and < 0.50, respectively. When difference did not reach statistical significance, it was described as ‘marginally.’ *As hepatic arterial flow is normally negligible after meal, flow ratio between patients and healthy controls is not applicable. ↑ = increased, ↓ = decreased