Treat and Repair Strategy in Patients With Atrial Septal Defect and Significant Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Treat and Repair Strategy in Patients With Atrial Septal Defect and Significant Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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DOI:
10.1253/circj.cj-15-0599
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发表时间:
2015-12-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Ito, Hiroshi
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作者:
Kijima, Yasufumi;Akagi, Teiji;Ito, Hiroshi
Background: A therapeutic strategy in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) and significant pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains controversial. This study aimed to assess the effect of PAH-specific medications and subsequent transcatheter shunt closure (ie, a treat and repair strategy) in these patients.Methods and Results: Among 646 patients with ASD, 22 patients (mean age of 56 +/- 20 years) who had PAH [mean pulmonary artery pressure >= 25 mmHg and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) >= 3 Wood units] underwent successful transcatheter ASD closure. Prior to the procedure, 8 patients received PAH-specific medications (PHM group) and 14 patients did not (non-PHM group). Initially, the PHM group had higher PVR compared with non-PHM group (9.6 +/- 3.8 vs. 4.2 +/- 1.0 Wood units, P