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. 2011 Jun 15;34(8):513–518. doi: 10.1002/clc.20917

Table 4.

Comparision of Changes in Clinical and Hemodynamic Parameters in Patients With Different Types of Congenital Heart Desease

ASD VSD PDA
Change From Baseline Change From Baseline Change From Baseline P Value
6MWD, m 50.00 (29.00, 85.00) 38.00 (15.50, 86.25) 42.50 (20.50, 70.75) 0.679
Borg dyspnea index −1.00 (−1.50, 0) 0 (−1.00, 1.00) 0 (−1.63, 0.75) 0.408
Improved WHO functional class 2 (13.3) 9 (37.5) 5 (31.3) 0.288
SaO2, %a 1.90 (0.05, 3.25) 0.80 (−3.73, 4.95) 1.40 (−0.30, 3.20) 0.751
MAP, mm Hg −4.67 (−5.00, 3.33) 0.83 (−6.67, 6.67) −3.33 (−9.17, 0.00) 0.437
HR, beats/min −6.00 (−13.00, 2.00) 0 (−6.75, 2.75) 0 (−7.25, 3.75) 0.286
mRAP,b mm Hg −2.00 (−5.00, −0.34) −1.00 (−3.00, 1.00) −0.50 (−9.75, 4.49) 0.627
mPAP, mm Hg −3.00 (−15.00, 2.00) −7.00 (−15.75, −1.50) −5.00 (−14.00, 11.42) 0.396
Qpi, L·min−1·m−2 0.60 (0.07, 1.95) 0.46 (‐0.24, 0.84) 0.63 (0.05, 1.54) 0.527
Qsic, L·min−1·m−2 0.62 (−0.11, 1.37) 0.22 (−0.28, 0.41) 0.11 (−0.62, 0.51) 0.244
PVR, dyn·s·cm−5 −305.88 (−673.30, −238.25) −493.03 (−755.15, −127.30) −327.89 (−804.23, −46.99) 0.971
SVRd, dyn·s·cm−5 −244.20 (−536.89, 166.01) −218.71 (−467.51, 446.91) −18.79 (−513.48, 257.78) 0.757
PVR/SVR ratiod −0.13 (−0.30, 0.02) −0.36 (−1.26, −0.08) −0.56 (−0.80, 0.29) 0.369

Abbreviations: 6MWD, 6‐minute walk distance; ASD, atrial septal defects; HR, heart rates; MAP, mean systemic arterial pressure; mPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; mRAP, mean right atrial pressure; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; Qpi, pulmonary blood flow index; Qsi, systemic blood flow index; SaO2, arterial oxygen saturation; SVR, systemic vascular resistance; VSD, ventricular septal defects; WHO, World Health Organization.

Changes from baseline data are expressed as median (Q1, Q3) or n (%).

a

ASD group, n = 13; VSD group, n = 16; and PDA group, n = 11.

b

ASD group, n = 13; VSD group, n = 23; PDA group, n = 14.

c, d

ASD group, n = 10; VSD group, n = 16; PDA group, n = 11.

ASD group, n = 9; VSD group, n = 15; PDA group, n = 9.