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Table 2 Estimated fetal weight and biological parameters: Comparison between the affected fetuses with and without visible left ventricular cavity, and gestational age-matched controls

From: Evaluation of right ventricular function in fetal hypoplastic left heart syndrome using spatio-temporal image correlation (STIC)

Group

N

Gestational age (weeks)

RVCO/EFW

(mL/min/kg)

RVCO/HC

(mL/min/cm)

RVCO/AC

(mL/min/cm)

RVCO/FL

(mL/min/cm)

Control

151

30.16 ± 3.85

207.01 ± 31.59

11.30 ± 4.02

11.92 ± 3.86

54.84 ± 18.43

HLHS-LV cavity visible

26

29.12 ± 3.54

260.23 ± 68.07*

12.52 ± 3.36*

13.48 ± 3.73*

61.83 ± 16.23*

HLHS-LV cavity invisible

13

29.50 ± 3.20

276.71 ± 66.09*

13.86 ± 3.66*

14.61 ± 3.63*

67.18 ± 15.85*

  1. Abbreviations: HLHS hypoplastic left heart syndrome, LV left ventricle, RVCO right ventricular cardiac output, EFW estimated fetal weight, HC head circumference, AC abdominal circumference, FL femur length
  2. *P < 0.001, vs. control group, after adjusting for gestational age