Clinical Study

Left-to-Right Shunt with Congenital Heart Disease: Single Center Experience

Table 3

Hemodynamic findings at cardiac catheterization by groups.

VariableGroup IGroup IIGroup IIIP value

RAP (mmHg)5 (2–12)5 (3–17)5 (1–13)0.329
LAP (mmHg)10 (7–15)a9 (5–17)b7 (1–17)a,b0.005
PAPmean (mmHg)43 (27–96)a33 (25–57)b16 (9–26)a,b<0.001
PAPsystolic (mmHg)66 (40–126)a52 (30–78)b25 (14–63)a,b<0.001
PAPdiastolic (mmHg)23 (4–76)a17 (7–37)b9 (1–19)a,b<0.001
Aortmean  pressure (mmHg) 0.058
Aortsystolic (mmHg) 0.078
Aortdiastolic (mmHg) 0.082
Qp (L/min/m²)7.5 (1.9–22.1)8.2 (3.0–29.0)6.4 (2.4–19.9)0.124
Qs (L/min/m²)3.2 (0.9–5.1)a3.5 (0.8–7.4)b3.9 (2.0–7.4)a,b0.007
Qp/Qs2.4 (1.1–9.2)a2.6 (1.3–5.7)b1.6 (0.6–6.5)a,b<0.001
RpI (WU/m²)11.0 (3.2–20.0)a,c2.6 (1.0–6.6)b,c1.1 (0.4–3.0)a,b<0.001
Rs (WU/m²)19.7 (12.0–27.0)15.5 (12.0–28.2)20.0 (11.0–27.7)0.731
RpI/RsI2.2 (0.2–8.3)a2.3 (0.05–9.0)b1.2 (0.01–3.8)a,b<0.001

Statistically significant differences between agroups I and III ( ); bII and III ( ); cI and II ( ).
LAP: left atrium pressure, PAP: pulmonary arterial pressure, Qp: pulmonary arterial flow, RAP: right atrium pressure, RpI: pulmonary resistance index, RsI: systemic resistance index, Qs: systemic blood flow.