Research Article
Assessment of Exercise Testing after Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot
Table 2
Comparison between patients with and without aortopulmonary shunt with regard to exercise stress testing.
| | Aortopulmonary shunt | | | | | No (14) | Yes (7) | | | Sig. | | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | | | |
| | Work time (min) | 12.30 | 10.57–14.06 | 9.35 | 2.27–10.15 | 2.76 | 0.006 | S | | Work stage | 5.00 | 4.00-5.00 | 4.00 | 1.00–4.00 | 2.76 | 0.006 | S | | Max HR (bpm) | 156.50 | 136.00–171.25 | 146.00 | 136.00–169.00 | 0.37 | 0.71 | NS | | % of target HR | 83 | 72–94 | 76 | 70–87 | 0.71 | 0.48 | NS | | Max SBP | 142.50 | 120.00–151.25 | 125.00 | 120.00–135.00 | 1.58 | 0.11 | NS | | Max DBP | 80.00 | 73.75–85.00 | 80.00 | 75.00–80.00 | 0.85 | 0.40 | NS | | Max METs | 7.00 | 7.00–10.10 | 4.60 |
2.30–7.00 | 2.74 | 0.006 | S | | % of METs | 44.50 | 29.75–50 | 24 | 16–30 | 2.99 | 0.003 | S |
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HR: heart rate, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, MET: metabolic equivalent.
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