Table 1: Basic characteristics of patients.

Patient n° Female/Male Age (days – months-years) Weight (Kg) Height (cm) BSA (m2) Diagnosis of CHD
1 M 4 y 18 107 0.73 PS
2 F 9 d 3.1 50 0.18 TGA
3 F 1 y 6m 11.7 88 0.52 AS
4 M 1 y 6 m 9.0 83 0.45 MS
5 M 3 m 20 d 4.2 58 0.25 CAVC
6 M 4 m 10 d 6.2 65 0.32 TOF
7 F 8 m 5 d 6.9 68 0.35 VSD
8 F 3 y 11.7 90 0.53 CAVP
9 M 12 y 53 173 1.63 ASD
10 F 5 m 6 d 5.0 61 0.28 VSD
11 F 7 m 21 d 8.7 65 0.37 TOF
12 M 4 m 5 d 4.3 61 0.26 VSD
13 M 9 m 15 d 7.4 67 0.35 TOF

CHD= Congenital Heart Disease; PS= Pulmonary Stenosis; TGA=Transposition Great Arteries; CAVC= Complete Atrioventricular Canal; AS=aortic Stenosis; TOF=Tetralogy of Fallot; VSD= Ventricular Septal Defect; CAVP= Partial Atrioventricular Canal; ASD=Atrial Septal Defect.