Table 4 List of data parameters

From: Impact of predictive medicine on therapeutic decision making: a randomized controlled trial in congenital heart disease

Panel A: Information provided to all participants:

• Clinical history

• Current problems

• Medication

• Patient characteristics/physical exam:

○ Age

○ Weight

○ Height

• Arterial blood pressure

• Any signs of heart failure

• Exercise capacity

Panel B: Control group

Panel C: Experimental group

Conventional parameters

Conventional + patient-specific modeling parameters

Echocardiography:

• All information provided to control group, plus:

• Peak velocity across CoA (m/s)

• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling information:

• Pressure gradient at CoA (mmHg)

○ Geometry and vessel diameter, including radius along centre line

• Left Ventricle (LV):

○ Screen shots of pre and post interventional virtual stenting modelling outcome

○ End-diastolic diameter (LVEDD in mm)

■ Flow field

• Aortic valve: regurgitation (degree), peak velocity (m/s)

■ Pressure drop along centre line of the ves

MRI:

 

• LV:

 

○ End-diastolic volume (EDVin mL/m2)

 

○ End-systolic volume enlarged (ESV in mL/m2)

 

○ Ejection fraction (EF in %)

 

○ Dimensions:

 

■ Ascending aorta (mm)

 

■ Aortic arch (mm)

 

■ Aortic isthmus (mm)

 

■ Descending aorta (mm)

 
  1. Panel A shows the information provided to all participants. Panel B shows the list of conventional parameters provided to participants in the control group. Panel C shows the list of conventional+patient-specific computational modelling parameters provided to participants in the experimental group
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