Research Article

A Prediction Model for Neonatal Coarctation Repair Involving Fetal and Neonatal Echocardiographic Parameters

Table 2

Fetal echocardiographic measurements.

Non-neonatal CoA repair (n = 34)Neonatal CoA repair (n = 16) value

MV Z-score−0.40 ± 1.35−1.50 ± 1.550.013
TV Z-score0.59 ± 1.21−0.05 ± 1.570.119
RV Z-score0.09 ± 1.16−0.09 ± 0.910.589
LV Z-score−1.22 ± 1.54−1.37 ± 1.200.735
MPA Z-score1.510 (0.7, 2.1)1.725 (1.3, 2.5)0.294
AAo Z-score−1.460 (−2.3, −0.7)−2.005 (−3.2, −1.5)0.027
AoV Z-score−0.52 ± 1.56−1.27 ± 1.330.101
AoI-SAG Z-score−3.110 (−4.3, −2.1)−4.370 (−7.3, −3.5)0.004
AoI-3VT Z-score−2.880 (−3.7, −1.9)−4.480 (−6.1, −3.2)0.002
DA Z-score−2.60 ± 2.39−2.05 ± 2.590.465
DTAA (mm)2.150 (1.6, 2.8)2.450 (1.7, 2.9)0.559
LCSA (mm)2.400 (1.8, 3.5)3.050 (2.6, 4.6)0.157
Ratio
 TV/MV1.30 ± 0.241.35 ± 0.210.455
 RV/LV1.216 (1.1, 1.4)1.216 (1.1, 1.4)0.632
 MPA/AAo1.449 (1.3, 1.6)1.734 (1.5, 2.0)0.004
 DAI0.845 (0.5, 1.1)0.593 (0.5, 1.0)0.328
 AoI/DA0.640 (0.6, 0.8)0.450 (0.3, 0.6)0.000
Angle
 TAo-DAo angel > 100°11 (32.35%)10 (62.50%)0.044
 AAo-DAo angel < 7°4 (11.76%)2 (12.50%)0.941

MV, mitral valve; TV, tricuspid valve; RV, right ventricle; LV, left ventricle; MPA, main pulmonary artery; AAo, ascending aorta; AoV, aortic valve; AoI, aortic isthmus; SAG, sagittal view; 3VT, three vessel and tracheal view; DA, ductus arteriosus; DTAA, distal transverse aortic arch; LCSA, the distance between the left common carotid artery and left subclavian artery; DAI, distal arch index; AAo-DAo angle, ascending aorta-descending aorta angle; TAo-DAo angle, transverse aorta-descending aorta angle.