All patients | Total n=25 | Myocardial fibrosis | P value | |
DMF+ (n=12) | DMF− (n=13) | |||
Gender | ||||
Female | 13 (52%) | 6 (50%) | 7 (54%) | 1.0 |
Age at Fontan (years) | 4.1±3.4 | 44.0±2.7 | 4.1±1.6 | 0.9 |
Age at CMR (years) | 18.5±6.9 | 0.67 | 19.0±6.9 | 0.67 |
Age at catheterisation (years) | 16.3±6.8 | 16.0±7.1 | 16.0±7.1 | 0.66 |
Time between Fontan and catheterisation (years) | 13.0±6.3 | 13.2±6.5 | 13.2±6.5 | 0.78 |
Time between catheterisation and CMR (years) | 1.8±1.3 | 1.7±1.6 | 1.7±1.6 | 0.57 |
Ventricular morphology | 0.61 | |||
Left | 18 (72%) | 9 | 9 | |
Right | 6 (24%) | 3 | 3 | |
Biventricular | 1 (4%) | 1 | ||
History of protein losing enteropathy | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
History of plastic bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | NA |
Type of Fontan | 0.80 | |||
Atriopulmonary | 2 (8%) | 1 | 1 | |
Lateral tunnel | 13 (52%) | 7 | 6 | |
Extracardiac conduit | 10 (40%) | 4 | 6 |
Results are presented as mean±SD or frequency (%).
CMR, cardiac MRI; DMF, diffuse myocardial fibrosis.