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Biomarkers, Socioeconomic Factors, and Right Ventricular Function After Surgical Repair for Tetralogy of Fallot.

ABSTRACT: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction early after tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) increases post-operative morbidity. We investigated associations of circulating biomarkers and socioeconomic factors with early post-operative RV systolic function. Single-center prospective cohort study of infants undergoing TOF repair. Six serologic biomarkers of myocardial fibrosis and wall stress collected at the time of surgery were measured with immunoassay. Geocoding was performed for socioeconomic factors. Multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) models identified factors associated with RV function parameters: fractional area change (FAC), global longitudinal strain and strain rate, and free wall strain and strain rate. Seventy-one patients aged 3.5 months (IQR 2.4, 5.2) were included. Galectin-3 was the highest ranked predictor for FAC, global longitudinal strain, and free wall strain, and procollagen type-I carboxy-terminal propeptide (PICP) was the highest ranked predictor for global longitudinal strain rate and free wall strain rate. Several neighborhood characteristics were also highly ranked. Models adjusted R² ranged from 0.71 to 0.85 (FAC, global longitudinal strain/strain rate), and 0.55-0.57 (RV free wall strain/strain rate). A combination of serologic biomarkers, socioeconomic, and clinical variables explain a significant proportion of the variability in RV function after TOF repair. These factors may inform pre-operative risk-stratification for these patients.

SUBMITTER: Jones AL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10330615 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

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Biomarkers, Socioeconomic Factors, and Right Ventricular Function After Surgical Repair for Tetralogy of Fallot.

Jones Andrea L AL Faerber Jennifer J Huang Jing J Ampah Steve S Wang Yan Y DeCost Grace G Gardner Monique M Naim Maryam Y MY Reddy Sushma S Goldmuntz Elizabeth E Mercer-Rosa Laura L

Pediatric cardiology 20230216 6

Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction early after tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) increases post-operative morbidity. We investigated associations of circulating biomarkers and socioeconomic factors with early post-operative RV systolic function. Single-center prospective cohort study of infants undergoing TOF repair. Six serologic biomarkers of myocardial fibrosis and wall stress collected at the time of surgery were measured with immunoassay. Geocoding was performed for socioeconomic factors. Multivari ...[more]

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Project description:Background and purpose Electromechanical dyssynchrony, manifested by right bundle branch block and regional wall mechanical dysfunction, contributes to inefficient RV function in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF). This study aims to evaluate the synchronicity of multiple RV walls using two-dimensional multi-plane echocardiography (2D-MPE) in order to augment current understanding of the mechanisms behind RV dyssynchrony. Methods Sixty-nine adult ToF patients [aged 33 (23–45) years; 61% male] and twenty-five matched healthy controls underwent deformational analysis of the RV lateral, anterior, inferior and septal walls following 2D-MPE acquisitions. RV synchronicity was assessed by the intra-RV deformation delay between each basal RV wall and mid-septal segment in addition to mechanical dispersion calculated across four, six and eight segments (MD). Results All RV wall-septum delays plus MD-4 and MD-6 indices were significantly greater in ToF patients compared to healthy controls (p < 0.001–0.03). In ToF patients, the lateral and anterior RV walls were last to reach peak deformation and anterior wall longitudinal strain was lower (p = 0.001). Post systolic shortening of at least one RV wall segment was identified in 19 (28%) ToF patients. Despite similar ECG characteristics, lateral and anterior wall-septum delays were significantly longer in patients with greater degrees of dyssynchrony (73 [37–108]ms vs. 37 [0–63]ms, p = 0.006; 91 [52-116]ms vs. 41 [1–69]ms, p = 0.013), although RV ejection fraction (RVEF) was not significantly lower. MD-4 and MD-8 indices displayed moderate negative associations with RVEF, strengthened by inclusion of lateral wall longitudinal strain (r = 0.64/0.65; p ≤0.01). Conclusion RV dyssynchrony in ToF is characterised by electromechanical delays between the lateral, anterior and septal walls, with anterior wall dysfunction likely associated with surgical repair of the RV outflow tract. Prospectively, 2D-MPE may have an emerging role evaluating RV mechanical response to electrical resynchronisation therapy

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Project description:Background: Current observational studies may not have large samples to investigate the relationship between pulmonary valve (PV) morphology differences and outcomes after complete repair for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) by right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) incision. This study aimed to assess the impact of PV morphology differences on outcomes after complete repair for TOF. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study. Consecutive patients who underwent TOF repair with RVOT incision at Fuwai Hospital from January 2012 to December 2017 were included and compared according to PV morphology differences (unicuspid or bicuspid was abnormal morphology, while the tricuspid valve was normal morphology). The primary outcome was defined as a composite of death, or reintervention, or significant annular peak gradient (APG), or significant pulmonary regurgitation (PR), whichever occurred first. Multivariable Cox model analysis was used to assess the relationships between PV morphology differences and outcomes. Subgroup analysis and Propensity-score analysis were performed as sensitivity analyses to assess the robustness of our results. Results: The cohort included a total of 1,861 patients with primary diagnosis of TOF, with 1,688 undergoing CR-TOF with RVOT incision. The median age was 318 days [interquartile range (IQR): 223-534 days], a median weight of 8.9 kg (IQR: 7.6-10.5 kg) and 60.0% (1,011) were male. Complete follow-up data were available for 1,673 CR-TOF patients with a median follow-up duration of 49 months. Adjusted risks for the primary outcome and significant APG were lower for patients with normal PV morphology at follow up [adjusted hazard ratio (HR): 0.68; 95% CI: 0.46-0.98; adjusted HR: 0.22; 95% CI: 0.07-0.71, respectively]. The trend for the primary outcome during follow-up remained unchanged, even in subgroups and propensity score matching analyses. Conclusions: In this analysis of data from a large TOF cohort, patients with normal tricuspid PVs were associated with a decreased risk of the primary outcome and a lower risk of significant APG, as compared with patients with abnormal unicuspid or bicuspid PVs.

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