Research Article

Comparison between Cardiac CTA and Echocardiography for Assessment of Ventricular Septal Rupture Diameter and Its Effect on Transcatheter Closure

Table 4

Correlation between POD and different measurement methods in the CTA group.

Measurement indexValue value

POD (mm)ā€”ā€”
ECD (mm)0.2210.336
CTLD (mm)0.799<0.001
CTSD (mm)0.5360.012
CTMD (mm)0.740<0.001

Note: POD: postoperative occluder diameter; ECD: diameter of rupture measured by echocardiography; CTLD: long diameter of rupture measured by CTA; CTSD: short diameter of rupture measured by CTA; CTMD: mean diameter of rupture measured by CTA.