Table 2

Differences between the patients and control values

TGAControlsp value
LVEF (%) 60.6 (7.5)59.5 (6.1)0.321
RVEF (%) 43.3 (6.1)43.6 (6.1)0.765
LVPFR (EDV/s) 2.61 (0.79)3.11 (0.86)0.002
RVPFR (EDV/s) 2.21 (0.61)1.75 (0.43) <0.001
LVRFP (%RR)2-150 17.1/14.3/28.621.4/18.8/22.40.084
RVRFP (%RR)2-150 20.5/17.5/23.223.8/19.3/30.20.005
LVSFP (%RR)2-150 12.1/9.5/16.312.4/11.9/14.30.754
RVSFP (%RR)2-150 8.5/5.0/12.912.1/9.5/14.30.032
LVACP (%RR)2-150 21.3/15.0/29.319.3/15.5/24.40.089
RVACP (%RR)2-150 22.0/17.9/25.017.9/12.1/25.60.028
LVRFF (%SV)2-150 50.4/41.3/63.681.1/76.8/84.8 <0.001
RVRFF (%SV)2-150 67.6/61.1/74.068.8/57.2/80.40.583
LVSFF (%SV)2-150 16.1/11.3/21.811.5/7.9/13.5 <0.001
RVSFF (%SV)2-150 13.9/9.7/17.615.7/9.4/22.10.264
LVACF (%SV)2-150 29.4/18.2/40.37.7/5.6/9.9 <0.001
RVACF (%SV)2-150 17.9/12.4/25.216.0/5.9/23.10.107
Heart rate (beats/min) 92.7 (17.9) 92.7 (15.8)0.999
  • 2-150 The three values are median/25th centile/75th centile.Values are mean (SD).

  • LVACF, left ventricular filling fraction of atrial contraction; LVACP, left atrial contraction period; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVPFR, left ventricular peak filling rate; LVRFF, left ventricular rapid filling fraction; LVRFP, left ventricular rapid filling period; LVSFF, left ventricular slow filling fraction; LVSFP, left ventricular slow filling period; RR, heart cycle duration (RR interval); RVACF, right ventricular filling fraction of atrial contraction; RVACP, right atrial contraction period; RVEF, right ventricular ejection fraction; RVPFR, right ventricular peak filling rate; RVRFF, right ventricular rapid filling fraction; RVRFP, right ventricular rapid filling period; RVSFF, right ventricular slow filling fraction; RVSFP, right ventricular slow filling period; SV, stroke volume; TGA, transposition of the great arteries.