Table 3

Descriptive and exercise data for patients with right atrium to pulmonary artery connection (RA–PA) and right atrium to right ventricular conduit (RA–RV)

Variable RA–PA (n=37) RA–RV (n=15) p Value
Sex (male)21 (57%)6 (40%)
Age at test (years)26 (18–45)29 (18–36)0.744
Weight (kg)65 (42–100)61 (41–80)0.435
Height (cm)170 (146–188)168 (158–185)0.539
Age at surgery (years)18 (7–36)15 (5–27)0.100
Years since surgery9 (1–26)12 (1–21)0.038
Vo 2max (ml/kg/min)15.5 (8–25)15.0 (11–23)0.686
Maximum ventilation (l/min)49 (24–100)47 (29–63)0.494
Maximum heart rate (beats/min)137 (96–194)139 (86–179)0.645
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)152 (30)145 (27)0.470
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)81 (18)68 (14)0.037
FVC (litre)3.1 (1.2–5.1)3.1 (2.5–5.5)0.825
FEV1 (litre)2.6 (0.9–4.1)2.5 (2.0–4.2)0.836
  • Values are mean (range), mean (SD), or n (%).