Table 4 Isthmus data.

From: Ultrasound-based incidence of coarctation of the aorta in true and false positive fetuses

Variables

Positive

False-positive

P

Isthmus (3VTV)/DAO diameter

0.37–3.57 (0.56 ± 0.47)

0.38–0.84 (0.59 ± 0.09)

0.63

Isthmus (SV)/DAO diameter

0.31–0.63 (0.44 ± 0.08)

0.36–0.81 (0.54 ± 0.09)

< 0.001

Isthmus velocity PSV (Total) (cm/s)

37.82-110.51 (71.42 ± 20.28)

29.38-108.31 (78.29 ± 15.53

0.03

Isthmus VTI (cm)

5.11–22.3 (11.29 ± 3.85)

5.61-18 (11.88 ± 2.72)

0.24

Isthmus flow volume (ml/min)

5.21-132.97 (41.98 ± 28.99)

19.97–165.90 (68.65 ± 32.48)

< 0.001

Isthmus flow volume/weight (ml/min/g)

0.01–0.09 (0.04 ± 0.02)

0.01–2.08 (0.06, 0.03)

0.18

Isthmus flow volume/LCO

0.07–0.49 (0.25 ± 0.11)

0.09–0.69 (0.33 ± 0.12)

< 0.001

Isthmus flow volume/CCO

0.02–0.19 (0.08 ± 0.03)

0.02–0.32 (0.12 ± 0.05)

< 0.001

Isthmus flow/DA flow volume

0.05–0.58 (0.18 ± 0.11)

0.08–0.87 (0.31 ± 0.15)

< 0.001

Isthmus flow/AO flow

0.07–0.49 (0.25 ± 0.11)

0.09–0.69 (0.33 ± 0.12)

< 0.001

Isthmus flow volume/DAO flow volume

0.04–0.38 (0.15 ± 0.07)

0.06–0.78 (0.23 ± 0.10)

< 0.001

Isthmus flow volume/BA flow volume

0.10–4.69 (0.98 ± 0.81)

0.16–6.97 (1.17, 0.91)

0.02

Isthmus flow volume/LCCA flow volume

0.26–3.53 (1.21 ± 0.84)

0.25–7.95 (1.74, 1.25)

< 0.001

Isthmus flow volume/LSA flow volume

0.28–5.88 (1.12, 1.31)

0.37–12.83 (1.84, 1.0)

0.03

Isthmus systolic velocity (cm/s)

24.64-109.55 (72.46 ± 20.89)

29.42-110.45 (80.62 ± 15.92)

0.01

Isthmus systolic VTI (cm)

1.78–16.56 (7.17 ± 2.89)

1.47–17.63 (8.24 ± 2.27)

0.02

Isthmus systolic flow volume (ml/min)

3.13–91.14 (23.19,24.47)

8.65-109.21 (47.53 ± 22.87)

< 0.001

Isthmus systolic flow volume/weight (ml/min/g)

0.004-006 (0.02 ± 0.01)

0.004–1.39 (0.04, 0.02)

0.15

Isthmus diastolic velocity (cm/s)

17.21–66.12 (29.69 ± 9.61)

8.9-48.93 (25.94 ± 7.28)

0.01

Isthmus diastolic VTI (cm)

2.38–10.17 (4.40 ± 1.89)

1.2–8.37 (4.03 ± 1.24)

0.21

Isthmus diastolic flow volume (ml/min)

2.14–39.53 (8.26, 8.03)

4.92–64.85 (23.31 ± 12.48)

0.29

Isthmus diastolic flow/weight (ml/min/g)

0.01–0.03 (0.01 ± 0.004)

0.004–0.78 (0.02, 0.01)

< 0.001

Isthmus diastolic VTI/systolic VTI

0.31–5.03 (0.61, 0.40)

0.17–3.13 (0.49, 0.20)

0.01

Isthmus diastolic VTI/isthmus total VTI

0.24–1.04 (0.42 ± 0.15)

0.15–1.14 (0.34 ± 0.11)

0.01

  1. 3VTV Three vessel trachea view; SV sagittal view; DAO descending aorta; DA ductus arteriosus; PSV peak systolic velocity; VTI velocity time integral; LCO left cardiac output; CCO combined cardiac output; AO aorta; DAO descending aorta; BA brachiocephalic artery trunk; LCCA left common carotid artery; LSA left subclavian artery.