Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Cardiac Registry, Departments of Cardiology, Pathology, and Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Jan 30;83(4):516-527. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.10.023. Epub 2023 Nov 6.
Neo-aortic root dilatation can lead to significant late morbidity after the arterial switch operation (ASO) for dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA).
We sought to examine the growth of the neo-aortic root in d-TGA.
A single-center, retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent the ASO between July 1, 1981 and September 30, 2022 was performed. Morphology was categorized as dextro-transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum (d-TGA-IVS), dextro-transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect (d-TGA-VSD), and double-outlet right ventricle-transposition of the great arteries type (DORV-TGA). Echocardiographically determined diameters and derived z scores were measured at the annulus, sinus of Valsalva, and sinotubular junction immediately before the ASO and throughout follow-up. Trends in root dimensions over time were assessed using linear mixed-effects models. The association between intrinsic morphology and the composite of moderate-severe aortic regurgitation (AR) and neo-aortic valve or root intervention was evaluated with univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.
Of 1,359 patients who underwent the ASO, 593 (44%), 666 (49%), and 100 (7%) patients had d-TGA-IVS, d-TGA-VSD, and DORV-TGA, respectively. Each patient underwent a median of 5 echocardiograms (Q1-Q3: 3-10 echocardiograms) over a median follow-up of 8.6 years (range: 0.1-39.3 years). At 30 years, patients with DORV-TGA demonstrated greater annular (P < 0.001), sinus of Valsalva (P = 0.039), and sinotubular junction (P = 0.041) dilatation relative to patients with d-TGA-IVS. On multivariable analysis, intrinsic anatomy, older age at ASO, at least mild AR at baseline, and high-risk root dilatation were associated with moderate-severe AR and neo-aortic valve or root intervention at late follow-up (all P < 0.05).
Longitudinal surveillance of the neo-aortic root is warranted long after the ASO.
左心室大动脉错位(d-TGA)患者行大动脉调转术(ASO)后,新发主动脉根部扩张可导致严重的晚期发病率。
本研究旨在探讨 d-TGA 患者的新发主动脉根部生长情况。
这是一项单中心、回顾性队列研究,纳入 1981 年 7 月 1 日至 2022 年 9 月 30 日期间行 ASO 的患者。形态学分类为:完整室间隔的大动脉错位(d-TGA-IVS)、室间隔缺损的大动脉错位(d-TGA-VSD)和右心室双出口-大动脉错位型(DORV-TGA)。ASO 前和随访期间,通过超声心动图测量主动脉瓣环、主动脉窦和窦管交界的直径,并计算直径的 z 评分。采用线性混合效应模型评估根部尺寸随时间的变化趋势。使用单变量和多变量 Cox 比例风险模型评估固有形态与中重度主动脉瓣反流(AR)和新发主动脉瓣或根部干预的复合终点之间的关系。
在 1359 例行 ASO 的患者中,593 例(44%)、666 例(49%)和 100 例(7%)患者分别患有 d-TGA-IVS、d-TGA-VSD 和 DORV-TGA。每位患者的中位随访时间为 8.6 年(范围:0.1-39.3 年),中位数接受了 5 次超声心动图检查(Q1-Q3:3-10 次)。30 年时,与 d-TGA-IVS 患者相比,DORV-TGA 患者的瓣环(P<0.001)、主动脉窦(P=0.039)和窦管交界(P=0.041)扩张更为明显。多变量分析显示,固有解剖结构、ASO 时年龄较大、基线时至少存在轻度 AR 以及高危根部扩张与晚期随访时的中重度 AR 和新发主动脉瓣或根部干预相关(均 P<0.05)。
ASO 后很长一段时间都需要对新发主动脉根部进行纵向监测。