Magnetic resonance imaging of the transplanted pediatric heart as a potential predictor of rejection

Table 2 Ventricular volumes, function and mass

	Controls	No rejection (0R/1R)	Rejection (2R)
Number	14	25	5
RVEDVi (mL/m2)	98.5 (85.7, 120.4)	86.6 (64.1, 124.4)	80.6a (68.1, 102.7)
RVESVi (mL/m2)	50.5 (33.9, 56.1)	44.1 (30.7, 77)	41 (34.9, 55.4)
RVEF (%)	53.4 (48, 60)	50 (41, 57)	47.4 (40, 56)
LVEDVi (mL/m2)	93 (79.2, 104)	85.2 (58.9, 112)	74.1c (73.7, 85)
LVESVi (mL/m2)	40.3 (29.8, 45)	37.5 (24.6, 60.9)	33.8 (27.2, 52)
LVEF (%)	58.8 (53.2, 63)	54e (46, 64)	56 (36, 63)
LV mass (g/m2)	53.5 (45.8, 61)	61.5h (50, 84.6)	66.1 (48, 80)

Data shown as median (10^th, 90^th percentiles) except for number. Significantly different compared to controls,

^aP = 0.03,

^cP = 0.02,

^eP = 0.05,

^hP = 0.003. There were no significant differences between the transplant rejection groups. RVEDVi: Right ventricular end-diastolic volume indexed to recipient body surface area; RVESVi: Right ventricular end-systolic volume indexed to recipient body surface area; RVEF: Right ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDVi: Left ventricular end-diastolic volume indexed to recipient body surface area; LVESVi: Left ventricular end-systolic volume indexed to recipient body surface area; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; LV mass: Left ventricular mass indexed to recipient body surface area; CMR: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.