TableĀ 1

Study population characteristics

Functional class I and II*88 (77%)
Functional class III and IV*17 (15%)
Dilated cardiomyopathy38 (33%)
Functional single ventricle15 (13%)
Pulmonary/right-sided obstruction11 (10%)
Aortic/left-sided obstruction10 (9%)
Ventricular septal defect9 (8%)
Tetralogy of Fallot8 (7%)
Atrioventricular septal defect4 (4%)
Patent arterial duct4 (4%)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy3 (3%)
Restrictive cardiomyopathy2 (2%)
Atrial septal defect2 (2%)
Mixed lesion/other8 (7%)
  • All variables listed as N (%).

  • *Missing functional class in nine patients.