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Table 3 Relationship between exercise testing and RV and LV function/volume in TOF patients (n = 36)

From: Assessment of left ventricular preload by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging predicts exercise capacity in adult operated tetralogy of Fallot: a retrospective study

CMR parameters

CPET parameters

 

Max breathing reserve

Mets

% predicted mets

Peak oxygen consumption

% Predicted peak oxygen consumption

Anaerobic threshold

Oxygen pulse pressure

VE/VCO2slope

RVEDVi

0.15 (-0.20, 0.46)

0.36 (0.03, 0.62)*

0.31 (-0.04, 0.59)

0.35 (0.03, 0.61)*

0.24 (-0.10, 0.52)

-0.03 (-0.36, 0.31)

-0.02 (-0.35, 0.31)

-0.15 (-0.46, 0.20)

RVESVi

0.25 (-0.10, 0.54)

0.35 (0.01, 0.61)*

0.28 (-0.07, 0.57)

0.31 (-0.02, 0.58)

0.18 (-0.16, 0.48)

0.12 (-0.23, 0.44)

-0.08 (-0.40, 0.26)

-0.16 (-0.47, 0.19)

RVEF

-0.31 (-0.59, 0.03)

-0.16 (-0.47, 0.18)

-0.10 (-0.43, 0.25)

-0.12 (-0.43, 0.22)

-0.01 (-0.34, 0.32)

-0.25 (-0.54, 0.10)

0.15 (-0.19, 0.46)

0.09 (-0.26, 0.42)

RVSVi

-0.13 (-0.45, 0.22)

0.16 (-0.18, 0.47)

0.18 (-0.17, 0.50)

0.18 (-0.15, 0.48)

0.18 (-0.15, 0.48)

-0.26 (-0.55, 0.09)

0.10 (-0.23, 0.42)

-0.05 (-0.38, 0.29)

Effective RVSVi

-0.18 (-0.49, 0.16)

0.53 (0.24, 0.73)**

0.45 (0.13, 0.69)**

0.53 (0.24, 0.73)**

0.53 (0.24, 0.73)**

0.20 (-0.15, 0.50)

0.28 (-0.06, 0.55)

-0.12 (-0.44, 0.23)

PR Fraction

0.07 (-0.27, 0.40)

-0.33 (-0.60, 0.004)

-0.24 (-0.54, 0.12)

-0.30 (-0.57, 0.03)

-0.33 (-0.59, 0.002)

-0.40 (-0.65, -0.07)*

-0.18 (-0.48, 0.16)

0.02 (-0.32, 0.36)

LVEDVi

0.19 (-0.16, 0.50)

0.39 (0.06, 0.64)*

0.05 (-0.30, 0.38)

0.35 (0.03, 0.61)*

0.11 (-0.23, 0.42)

0.23 (-0.12, 0.53)

-0.02 (-0.35, 0.31)

-0.11 (-0.43, 0.24)

LVESVi

0.18 (-0.17, 0.49)

0.27 (-0.07, 0.55)

-0.06 (-0.40, 0.29)

0.23(-0.11, 0.52)

-0.05 (-0.37, 0.28)

0.20 (-0.15, 0.50)

-0.03 (-0.36, 0.30)

-0.02 (-0.36, 0.32)

LVEF

-0.07 (-0.40, 0.28)

-0.06 (-0.39, 0.28)

0.13 (-0.22, 0.45)

-0.04 (-0.36, 0.29)

0.19 (-0.15, 0.49)

-0.13 (-0.45, 0.22)

0.04 (-0.29, 0.36)

-0.09 (-0.42, 0.26)

LVSVi

0.11(-0.23, 0.43)

0.37 (0.04, 0.62)*

0.18 (-0.17, 0.50)

0.35 (0.02, 0.61)*

0.28(-0.05, 0.56)

0.15 (-0.20, 0.47)

0.01 (-0.32, 0.34)

-0.20 (-0.50, 0.15)

  1. Pearson correlation coefficient, r, with 95% CI shown.
  2. *p < 0.05.
  3. **p < 0.01.