Why the study?
What is the interstudy variability of CMR measurements of ventricular volume, mass, and ejection fraction in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot?
Population
30 patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), median age 23.5 years, 43% male.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
same day
Authors
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Single-observer CMR supports serial monitoring in repaired TOF; leaves open standardization to reduce interobserver variability in RV mass.
What is the interstudy variability of CMR measurements of ventricular volume, mass, and ejection fraction in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot?
CMR measures of ventricular size and function have acceptable repeatability across serial examinations in repaired TOF, though inter-observer variability is higher, particularly for right ventricular mass.
Blalock et al. (2013) studied this question.
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