| Measurements |
Tetralogy of Fallot |
Controls |
P-value |
| TV E (cm/s) |
77.8 ± 20.5 |
72.2 ± 8.1 |
0.293 |
| TV A (cm/s) |
52.4 ± 8.7 |
44.6 ± 5 |
0.002* |
| TV E/A |
1.5 ± 0.4 |
1.6 ± 0.2 |
0.367 |
| TV annulus S’ (cm/s) |
8.1 ± 2 |
12.5 ± 2.2 |
<0.001* |
| TV annuls E’(cm/s) |
12.9 ± 2.9 |
16.4 ± 3.1 |
0.001* |
| TV annulus A’(cm/s) |
6.5 ± 1.5 |
9.3 ± 2.4 |
<0.001* |
| TV E’/A’ |
2.1 ± 0.5 |
1.8 ± 0.4 |
0.085 |
| RV MPI |
0.44 ± 0.11 |
0.33 ± 0.05 |
<0.001* |
| TV E/E’ |
6.3 ± 2.4 |
4.9 ± 1.6 |
0.046* |
TV: Tricuspid Valve; E: Early Diastolic Filling; A: Late Diastolic Filling, S’: Peak
Systolic Velocity; E’: Peak Velocity In Early Diastole; A’: Peak Velocity In Late
Diastole; MPI: Myocardial Performance Index
Data are expressed as mean (± SD). *P<0.05 is of significance |
