Quantitative parameters in the patient groups
| Subpulmonary pressure overloaded RV | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Reference value | ccTGA | TGA | Total | TOF | Other* |
| Values are mean (SD). | ||||||
| BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; EDV, end diastolic volume. | ||||||
| *Nine patients with residual pulmonary valve stenosis, four with peripheral pulmonary stenosis, and one with primary pulmonary hypertension; | ||||||
| †Lentner C, Geigy Scientific Tables, 5: Heart and Circulation. Basel: Ciba-Geigy; 1990:63–6, 148–67. ‡Data from reference 10. | ||||||
| QRS duration (s) | <0.100† | 0.116 (0.033) | 0.103 (0.04) | 0.139 (0.036) | 0.162 (0.019) | 0.117 (0.036) |
| QRS dispersion (s) | 0.023 (0.005)† | 0.047 (0.02) | 0.038 (0.016) | 0.043 (0.018) | 0.052 (0.019) | 0.034 (0.012) |
| Change in QRS duration (s) | 0 | 0.017 (0.015) | 0.006 (0.013) | 0.005 (0.009) | 0.006 (0.010) | 0.005 (0.009) |
| Change in QRS dispersion (s) | 0 | 0.007 (0.024) | 0.013 (0.014) | 0.015 (0.018) | 0.018 (0.018) | 0.015 (0.013) |
| RVEDV (ml) | 141 (51) | 127 (33) | 164 (75) | 205 (84) | 126 (39) | |
| RV mass (g) | 23–68† | 139 (44) | 152 (38) | 83 (35) | 83 (33) | 82 (38) |
| BNP (pmol/l) | 2.3‡ | 8.96 (6.87) | 5.94 (4.03) | 6.09 (5.41) | 7.41 (4.34) | 4.51 (6.34) |