The fate of functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after closure of a secundum atrial
septal defect (ASD) without any corrective tricuspid valve (TV) surgery remains unclear.
We investigated this and the predictors of persistent TR after ASD closure. Thirty-two
consecutive patients with moderate or severe TR before ASD closure were examined.
Of these, 23 underwent percutaneous ASD closure, and 9 underwent isolated surgical
ASD closure. The left ventricular end-diastolic volume, left ventricular ejection
fraction, right ventricular end-diastolic area, right ventricular fractional area
change, right ventricular spherical index, right atrial area, TV annular diameter,
TV tethering height, pulmonary artery systolic pressure, and pulmonary/systemic blood
flow ratio were determined by echocardiography before and early after ASD closure.
The color Doppler maximal jet area was used to assess the severity of TR. After ASD
closure, the jet area decreased for all patients (p = 0.009); however, 16 patients
(50%) had persistent TR. Multivariate analysis revealed that only pulmonary artery
systolic pressure before ASD closure was related to the TR jet area after ASD closure
(p = 0.003). A pulmonary artery systolic pressure of >60 mm Hg predicted persistent
TR with 100% sensitivity and 63% specificity. In conclusion, functional TR was ameliorated
after percutaneous and isolated surgical ASD closure, although persistent TR was common.
The presence of pulmonary hypertension before ASD closure predicted persistent TR;
therefore, corrective TV surgery should be considered at ASD closure in adult patients
with moderate or severe TR and concomitant pulmonary hypertension.
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Publication history
Accepted:
May 2,
2009
Received in revised form:
May 2,
2009
Received:
February 25,
2009
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