Combination of F-ASO and Targeted Medical Therapy in Patients With Secundum ASD and Severe PAH

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OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to investigate the combined use of fenestrated atrial septal occluder (F-ASO) and targeted medical therapy (TMT) in patients with secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

BACKGROUND: Treatment of patients with ASD and severe PAH is still challenging.

METHODS: After ethical approval was obtained, 56 consecutive patients with ASD with severe PAH were included (7 men, 49 women; median age 50.5 years; mean ASD size 26.9 ± 4.6 mm). After 3 months of TMT, transcatheter closure was performed using F-ASO in patients with ratios of pulmonary to systemic blood flow ≥1.5. TMT was continued post-operatively together with 6 months of dual-antiplatelet therapy. The hemodynamic variables during baseline, TMT alone, and combined treatment with F-ASO were compared.

RESULTS: After only TMT, systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (-14.5 mm Hg; p < 0.001), pulmonary vascular resistance (-3.9 Wood units; p < 0.001), and exercise capacity (+72.0 m; p < 0.001) improved. Ratio of pulmonary to systemic blood flow increased by 0.9 (p < 0.001), with adverse cardiac remodeling (right ventricular dimension +3.5 mm; p < 0.001). Closure with F-ASO (median size 34.0 mm) led to further decrease in systolic pulmonary artery pressure (-6.0 mm Hg; p < 0.001). Follow-up (median duration 10 months) revealed further improvement in exercise capacity (+60.5 m; p < 0.001), with favorable cardiac remodeling (right ventricular dimension -9.9 mm; p < 0.001). In addition, all fenestrations were stable (p = 0.699), with negligible shunt (median ratio of pulmonary to systemic blood flow 1.1) and no complications. One year later, pulmonary artery pressure was normalized in 8 of 19 patients, and PAH recurred in 5 patients after discontinuation of TMT.

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with ASD and severe PAH, combination of F-ASO and TMT was a safe and effective procedure. Compared with TMT alone, the combined treatment further improved exercise capacity, with favorable cardiac remodeling.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Sep 14;13(17):2035-2037. - PMID 32800499

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions - 13(2020), 17 vom: 14. Sept., Seite 2024-2034

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yan, Chaowu [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Xiangbin [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Linyuan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hua [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shiguo [VerfasserIn]
Song, Huijun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Qiong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Fengwen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yao [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antihypertensive Agents
Fenestration
Journal Article
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Secundum atrial septal defect
Targeted medical therapy
Transcatheter closure
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.04.2021

Date Revised 05.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Sep 14;13(17):2035-2037. - PMID 32800499

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jcin.2020.04.027

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NLM313751110