• Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China;
DINGFang-bao, Email: drnail1969@sina.com
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Objective To summarize clinical outcomes of atrial septal defect (ASD)occlusion for patients with ASD and tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Methods Between July 2006 and January 2012, 98 patients with ASD and TR under-went ASD occlusion in Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine. There were 36 male and 62 female patients with their age aging from 2 months to 80 years. All ASD were secundum ASD with their diameter of 3-23 mm. There were 60 patients with mild TR, 28 patients with moderate TR, and 10 patients with severe TR. All the patients received ASD closure without specific management for TR, including 51 patients under digital subtraction angiography (DSA), 46 patients via a minithoracotomy approach, and 1 patient guided by transthoracic echocardiography. All the patients were followed up with echocardiography to evaluate changes of TR after ASD closure. Results There was no in-hospital death. ASD occlusion was not successful in 1 patient who was found to have residual ASD shunt on the third postoperative day. Another patient underwent reexploration for abnormal bleeding on the third postoperative day. All the other patients had uneventful postoperative recovery. Eighty-four patients were followed up for 1-64 (26.56±21.35)months. During follow-up, the patient who have residual ASD shunt on the third postoperative day received open chest repair 6 months after discharge. TR of 73 patients (86.90%)improved in different degrees. Preoperative severe TR in 10 patients changed into mild TR in 8 patients, moderate TR in 1 patients and still severe TR in 1 patient. Preoperative moderate TR in 26 patients changed into none TR in 6 patients, mild TR in 18 patients and still moderate TR in 2 patients. Preoperative mild TR in 48 patients changed into none TR in 40 patients and still mild TR in 8 patients. Conclusion For patients with ASD and TR, conservative treatment strategy is recommended. Simple ASD closure can provide satisfactory clinical outcomes, and also avoid adverse complications of cardiopulmonary bypass including myocardial injury and lung injury.

Citation: JIANGLian-yong, DINGFang-bao, HUANGJian-bing, BIRui, MEIJu. Clinical Outcomes of Atrial Septal Defect Occlusion for Patients with Atrial Septal Defect and Tricuspid Regurgitation. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2014, 21(5): 624-627. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20140177 Copy

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