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Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background The haemodynamic effect of atrial septal defect (ASD) is a chronic volume overload of the right heart and pulmonary vasculature. Pulmonary overcirculation is generally compensated for by the right ventricular (RV) and pulmonary arterial (PA) reserve. However, in a subset of patients, prolonged pulmonary overcirculation insidiously induces obstructive pulmonary vasculopathy, which results in postoperative residual pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) after ASD closure. Postoperative PAH is a major concern because it is closely associated with poor outcomes and impaired quality of life. However, to date, no clinically robust predictors of postoperative residual PAH have been clearly identified. Purpose This study sought to assess the haemodynamic characteristics of ASD patients in terms of mechano-energetic parameters and to identify the predictors of postoperative residual PAH in these patients. Methods A total of 120 ASD patients (age: 58 ± 17 years) and 46 normal controls were recruited. As previously reported, the simplified RV contraction pressure index (sRVCPI) was calculated as an index of RV external work by multiplying the tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) by the pressure gradient between the RV and right atrium. RV- PA coupling was evaluated using TAPSE divided by PA systolic pressure as an index of the RV length-force relationship. These parameters were measured both at baseline and 6 months after ASD closure. Results As expected, baseline sRVCPI was significantly greater in patients with ASD than in controls (775 ± 298 vs. 335 ± 180 mm Hg • mm, P &amp;lt; 0.01), which indicated significant "RV overwork". As a result, RV-PA coupling in ASD patients was significantly impaired compared to that in controls (0.9 ± 0.8 vs. 3.5 ± 1.7 mm/mm Hg, P &amp;lt; 0.01). All 120 ASD patients underwent transcatheter or surgical shunt closure; 15 of them had residual PAH after closure. After 6 months, RV-PA coupling index significantly improved in patients without residual PAH, from 0.96 ± 0.81 to 1.27 ± 1.24 mm/mm Hg (P = 0.02). Furthermore, RV load was markedly reduced, with sRVCPI falling from 691 ± 258 to 434 ± 217 mm Hg • mm, P &amp;lt; 0.01). However, in patients with residual PAH, RV-PA coupling index deteriorated from 0.64 ± 0.23 to 0.53 ± 0.12 mm/mm Hg (P &amp;lt; 0.01). As a result, RV overload was not significantly relieved (sRVCPI; from 971 ± 382 to 783 ± 166 mm Hg • mm, P = 0.22). In a multivariate analysis, baseline pulmonary vascular resistance (hazard ratio 1.009; P &amp;lt; 0.01) and preoperative sRVPCI (hazard ratio 1.003; P &amp;lt; 0.01) revealed to be independent predictors of residual PAH. Conclusion In terms of mechano-energetic function, preoperative "RV overwork" can be used as a robust predictor of an impaired RV-PA relationship in ASD patients. Moreover, periodic assessment of sRVPCI may contribute to the better management for patients with unrepaired ASD. Abstract Figure.

european heart journal. cardiovascular imaging

preoperative right ventricular overwork is a major determinant of residual pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with repaired arterial septal defect