Echocardiographic assessment postoperatively, comparison of VSD group and TOF group
| Group 1 VSD | Group 2 TOF | P value | |
| Heart rate | 125 (14) | 141 (14) | 0.044 |
| Fractional shortening (%) | 30.43 (2) | 32.5 (4) | ns |
| MAPSE (mm) | 7 (1) | 6.8 (1) | ns |
| Aortic VTI (mL/s) | 12.2 (3) | 13 (3) | ns |
| TAPSE (mm) | 6 (1) | 7.43 (2) | ns |
| Tricuspid E/A ratio | 0.84 (0.3) | 1.95 (0.4) | 0.009 |
| Tricuspid S′ (cm/s) | 6 (1) | 4.7 (1) | ns |
| Pulmonary A wave | 0/6 | 5/6 | 0.001 |
Data displayed as mean (SD).
P<0.05 is significant.
E/A ratio, E wave/A wave ratio; MAPSE, mitral annular plane systolic excursion; S′, tissue Doppler assessment of free wall movement; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; TOF, tetralogy of Fallot; VSD, ventricular septal defect; VTI, velocity time integral.