Jingnan Zhang, Frank A Flachskampf, Chi-Yan Zhu, Yan Chen, Meizhen Wu, Qingwen Ren, Jiayi Huang, Ran Guo, Wenli Gu, Yik-Ming Hung, Ferit Böyük, Fang Fang, Gejun Zhang, Xiangbin Pan, Yap-Hang Chan, Tai-Leung Chan, Kai-Hang Yiu
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Abstract
Background: Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) intimately correlates with right ventricular afterload and the development of secondary tricuspid regurgitation (sTR).
Objectives: We sought to investigate the prognostic roles of PVR derived by echocardiography in patients with sTR undergoing tricuspid annuloplasty (TA).
Methods: Data from 322 TA patients [median age (interquartile range): 65.0 (59.0-70.0) years; 35.7% males] were obtained from a prospective registry to determine the impact of PVR on the composite outcome (including all-cause mortality and heart failure hospitalization). PVR was calculated by dividing the peak TR velocity by time-velocity integral of the right ventricular outflow tract followed by adding 0.16.
Results: During a median follow-up of 5.2 years, 108 adverse events occurred including 48 deaths and 60 heart failure readmissions. Baseline PVR ≥2 WU was independently associated with a higher risk of composite outcome (HR:1.674, 95% CI: 1.028-2.726, P=0.038). Baseline PVR outperforms both pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and the ratio of tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion to PASP in terms of outcome prediction, with pronounced improvement of global model fit, reclassification, and discrimination. In 150 patients who received short-term echocardiograms after surgery, the presence of postoperative PVR ≥2 WU (n=20, 13.3%) was independently associated with composite outcome (HR: 2.621, 95% CI: 1.292-5.319, P=0.008).
Conclusion: PVR derived by echocardiography is an independent determinant of outcomes in patients undergoing TA for sTR. The inclusion of noninvasive PVR may provide valuable information to improve patient selection and postoperative management in this population.
期刊介绍:
European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging is a monthly international peer reviewed journal dealing with Cardiovascular Imaging. It is an official publication of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, a branch of the European Society of Cardiology.
The journal aims to publish the highest quality material, both scientific and clinical from all areas of cardiovascular imaging including echocardiography, magnetic resonance, computed tomography, nuclear and invasive imaging. A range of article types will be considered, including original research, reviews, editorials, image focus, letters and recommendation papers from relevant groups of the European Society of Cardiology. In addition it provides a forum for the exchange of information on all aspects of cardiovascular imaging.