成人继发孔型房间隔缺损并发房颤患者三种治疗方法分析

目的介绍成人房间隔缺损（ASD）并发心房颤动（AF）患者的几种治疗方法,并分析其治疗效果。方法：回顾分析本院136例ASD并发有明显临床症状且药物治疗无效的AF病例,其中36例接受介入封堵＋经导管射频消融术（导管射频消融组）,84例体外循环下ASD补术＋改良迷宫术（改良迷宫组）,16例单纯介入封堵术（未行经导管射频消融术,单纯介入封堵组）,术前,术后12月用心脏超声仪评价右心房、右室内径及肺动脉压力和心电图变化。结果：所有病例的术中、术后均未出现严重并发症,所有病例均无死亡,随访12个月,36例接受介入封堵＋经导管射频消融术28例转复为窦性心律,8例仍为AF,后行二次射频消融术转为窦性心律,84例ASD补术＋改良迷宫手术患者中有66例转复窦性,14例失败仍为AF,4例为交界性心律,单纯介入封堵组16例8例成功,8例术后仍为AF,与术前比较,各组心脏超声检查示右心房、右心室内径均较术前明显缩小,肺动脉压力明显下降（均P〈0．05）。各组之间无显著差异。经导管射频消融组和改良迷宫手术组AF治愈率高（对比单纯介入组,均P〈0．05）,患者心慌不适更能得到改善,生活质量更高。结论：介入封堵及外科手术均能安全有效治疗ASD并发AF,每种方法各有利弊,可依据患者临床具体情况选择。     

Amplatzer房间隔封堵器治疗200例的并发症

目的 :总结我院连续 2 0 0例房间隔缺损采用 Amplatzer封堵器治疗的并发症。方法 :接受治疗的患者 2 0 0 （男68,女 13 2 ）例 ,年龄 2 6± 16（1.0～ 67）岁 ,均经症状、体征、X线、ECG、B超等确诊为房间隔缺损 ,并发肺动脉瓣狭窄5例 ,二尖瓣狭窄 2例 ,动脉导管未闭 2例 ,多孔房间隔缺损 10例。所有患者在我院行 Amplatzer房间隔缺损封堵治疗 ,同时观察术中、术后出现的并发症。结果 :房间隔缺损大小为 2 0± 8（2 .5～ 3 7） mm,植入的封堵器大小为 2 6±9（5～ 40 ） mm,共植入 Amplatzer房间隔封堵器 2 0 3个 ,技术成功率 99.5% ,同时植入 2个封堵器的患者共 4例。严重并发症发生率为 2 % （4例 ） ,1例术后心包填塞急诊转到心脏外科手术 ;1例术后 2 d出现不明原因的脑出血 ;1例术中导管断裂 ,急诊转心脏外科手术取出断裂导管并行修补术 ;1例术后 3月、6月出现封堵器内少至中量分流。其他并发症有术中出现 ST段弓背向上抬高 8例 ,暂时性 度 型及 度 型房室传导阻滞各 2例 ,术后发生房颤4例。结论 :Amplatzer封堵器治疗房间隔缺损严重并发症发生率低 ,作者认为是一种安全、可靠的方法     

Supraventricular arrhythmia before and after surgical closure of atrial septal defects: spectrum, prognosis and management.

Supraventricular arrhythmias are often observed in patients before and after atrial septal defect repair. Although several papers report different incidences of sustained supraventricular arrhythmias, postoperative 'incisional' macroreentrant tachycardias have not been systematically investigated. METHODS: We reviewed 136 consecutive patients (79 female, 57 male, mean age 36.8+/-17.8 years) who underwent atrial septal defect repair at our institutions between January 1990 and January 1999. Coexisting valve disease requiring surgical intervention was noted in 13 patients (9.5%). The mean follow-up period was 78.8+/-30.1 months. RESULTS: Sustained supraventricular arrhythmias occurred in 12 patients (8.8%) before surgery (atrial fibrillation in 11 patients). Using multivariate analysis the occurrence of arrhythmia significantly correlated with the presence of coexisting heart disease (P< 0.001) and age at surgery (P=0.011) After surgery sustained supraventricular arrhythmias were recorded in 16 patients (11.7%). Eleven of them had atrial fibrillation, permanent in 8 cases, 4 'incisional' macroreentrant atrial tachycardia and 1 atrioventricular re-entry tachycardia. There was a significant correlation between pre and postoperative arrhythmia (P< 0.001). Two of the 4 patients with macroreentrant atrial tachycardia underwent successful radiofrequency catheter ablation, whereas the arrhythmia was controlled medically in the remaining 2 patients. CONCLUSIONS: Atrial fibrillation remains the most frequent form of arrhythmia before and after surgical closure of atrial septal defects in adulthood, and relates to age at the time of repair and coexisting heart disease. Incisional macroreentrant atrial tachycardia is an identifiable, albeit less common, form of tachycardia, which can be treated by transcatheter ablation.     

Percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation prior to atrial septal defect closure

Percutaneous Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. Patients with an atrial septal defect (ASD) commonly have atrial fibrillation (AF) and closure of the ASD rarely controls the arrhythmia. We report on the management of 4 patients with recurrent medically refractory AF in the setting of an unrepaired ASD who underwent percutaneous RFA prior to ASD closure. In 3 of the 4 patients AF was controlled after ablation without antiarrhythmic drug therapy and in the fourth patient AF was controlled with antiarrhythmic therapy after ASD closure. Based on these limited results it seems reasonable to consider RFA of medically refractory AF in patients prior to planned percutaneous ASD closure.     

房间隔瘤并发继发孔房间隔缺损的介入治疗评价

目的:评价房间隔瘤（ASA）并发继发孔型房间隔缺损（ASD）介入治疗的临床效果。方法:全组21（男8,女13）例,年龄9～56（24士14）岁。经临床、心电图、X线及经胸超声心动图（TTE）检查诊断为ASA并发继发孔型ASD。TTE检查ASA均膨入右心房,测量ASD最大直径12～28（19±7）mm。其中单孔ASD13例,多孔ASD8例,孔间距离1～7mm者7例,12mm者1例。结果:21例均一次封堵成功,技术成功率100%。所用封堵器的直径为16～40（25±8）mm。8例多孔ASD,有7例置入1个封堵器直接封堵多个缺损孔,1例（两个缺损孔之间距离为12mm）分别用18mm和12mm两个封堵器封堵。术后即刻TTE检查显示16例获完全闭合,5例有少或微量残余分流,完全堵闭率76%（16/21）。术后3d复查TTE2例（10%）有微量残余分流。1～6个月复查19例（90%）心脏大小恢复正常,2例（10%）并发心房纤颤患者心脏不同程度的缩小,1例有微量残余分流。1年后随访12例,无封堵器移位及其他并发症。结论:介入治疗房间隔瘤（ASA）并发继发孔型ASD具有操作简便、安全、技术成功率高及封堵效果好等优点。     

Echocardiographic diagnosis of a case with giant right atrial aneurysm

Right atrial aneurysm (RAA) is a very rare anomaly. Rarer still is its association with atrial septal defect (ASD). We reported a case of a 42-year-old woman with giant RRA and secundum type ASD detected by means of transthoracic echocardiography.     

Electrocardiographic changes and arrhythmias following percutaneous atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale device closure

Objectives: To compare pre‐ and post‐procedure electrocardiograms (ECGs) in a large cohort of patients after percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO). Background: Percutaneous device closure of ASD or PFO is commonplace. Conduction and rhythm anomalies associated with percutaneous device placement have been reported. Methods: We reviewed records for all patients who underwent percutaneous device closure of ASD or PFO at our institution from 1999 to 2008. Pre‐procedure ECG and Holter studies were compared to available short term (<2 months after placement) and intermediate follow‐up (>2 months) ECG or Holter. Results: Pre‐ and post‐procedural ECGs were available in 610 patients (305 females, average age 50 ± 18.1 years, range 1–91 years, 384 PFO, 184 ASD, 42 with multiple defects, mean device size 16 mm, range 5–38 mm). We report an incidence of 5.2% (32/610) of arrhythmias in the 4 months following device placement, including 29 patients with atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATs, 22 fibrillation, 7 flutter), 1 with junctional tachycardia, and 2 with heart block. Among other findings, the average P‐wave duration was increased on intermediate follow‐up as compared to early follow‐up (P < 0.001). Development of new‐onset 1st degree AV Block after the procedure was associated with an increased risk of ATs post‐procedure (P < 0.0001). Conclusion: We report a low risk of clinically significant post‐procedure arrhythmias after device placement. Clinically significant heart block occurred in only two patients (0.3%). Changes in several markers of atrial conduction were found, suggesting an effect of device closure on intra‐atrial conduction. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

房间隔缺损并发心房纤颤患者应用Amplatzer伞封堵房缺后心房纤颤的电复律治疗

目的 :初步评价房间隔缺损并发心房纤颤患者应用 Am platzer伞封堵房间隔缺损后心房纤颤的电复律疗效。方法 :2例患者 （5 1～ 5 3岁 ）。在透视及食管超声心动图监视下经导管置入 Amplatzer伞封堵房间隔缺损。术后即时行超声心动图 ,术后 2 4h,和 1,3,6月 ,分别行经胸超声心动图评价房间隔缺损治疗效果。术后 6月行电复律。结果 :2例患者疗效均佳 ,房间隔未见残余分流 ,电复律成功 ,患者转为窦性心律 ,复律后无并发症及 Amplatzer伞移位。结论 :应用 Am platzer伞封堵房间隔缺损并发心房纤颤患者 ,电复律易成功 ,是一种安全有效的复律方法。     

Iatrogenic atrial septal defect following the MitraClip procedure: A state-of-the-art review

With an increase in number of patients undergoing percutaneous treatment of severe mitral regurgitation with MitraClip placement, the consequences of transseptal puncture resulting in iatrogenic atrial septal defects (iASDs) are being increasingly realized. Closure of iASDs following MitraClip therapy is not routinely performed, and no guidelines currently exist in managing this condition. While immediate hemodynamic and clinical compromise secondary to acute hypoxemia related to iASDs should be acutely managed with defect closure, the prevalence and consequences of long-term iASDs are still unclear. Some studies have cited a potential improvement in hemodynamic outcomes as a result of iASDs; while others report potential inferior and even fatal outcomes. In this state-of-the-art clinical review, we present the readers with the current data on the prevalence, outcomes, and potential management options of iASDs after MitraClip placement.     

Cox-Maze procedure for treatment of atrial flutter associated with an atrial septal defect

A 52-year-old man presented with atrial flutter and was found to have an atrial septal defect (ASD). The paper describes an effective surgical approach for the treatment of this atrial arrhythmia utilizing a right sided Cox-maze III procedure concomitant with ASD closure. Review of the literature and clinical implications are discussed.     

Usefulness of anatomic parameters derived from two-dimensional echocardiography for estimating magnitude of left to right shunt in patients with atrial septal defect

The ability of two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) to quantitate the atrial septal defect size and left-to-right shunt magnitude was examined in 75 adult patients with simple ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with left-to-right shunts of 19-92% of systemic flow as determined by oximetry. The ASD was visualized in 71 of 75 (95%) patients utilizing subcostal 2DE, and the end-systolic atrial septal defect diameters in subcostal 2DE (ASDe) were measured. The maximal diameters of ASD measured during operation (ASDop) were obtained in 45 of these patients, who then underwent surgical ASD repair. The correlation between ASDe and ASDop was high (r = 0.91, p less than 0.001), indicating accuracy of quantitating defect size via subcostal 2DE approach. However, the correlation between the left-to-right shunt magnitude and ASDe was only fair (r = 0.76, p less than 0.01). In large ASDe the shunts varied greatly, while in small ASDe the shunts increased proportionally with increasing sizes of ASD. In addition, the ratio of left-to-right ventricular diameter (RVD/LVD) was determined. The RVD/LVD correlated relatively well with the shunt magnitudes (r = 0.83, p less than 0.001). Using the two new echocardiographic parameters of ASDe and RVD/LVD, a high percentage (85%) of patients with a large left-to-right shunt requiring surgical closure can be identified. All 43 patients with ASDe greater than 2.0 cm and RVD/LVD greater than 1.1 had a left-to-right shunt greater than 40%.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Right atrial appendage aneurysm complicated with atrial septal defect: A rare case report

Right atrial appendage aneurysms (RAAAs) are rare heart malformations, presenting as isolated anomalies or co-existing with other structural heart diseases. We describe a rare case of RAAA complicated with an atrial septal defect (ASD). The diagnosis was established using transthoracic echocardiography and confirmed using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. To treat the ASD and reduced right atrium volume load, ASD transcatheter closure was performed. On echocardiography performed 3 months post discharge, the RAAA was observed to have reduced in size compared to that presurgery. Six years later, she was in good condition without any adverse events.     

经胸房间隔缺损堵闭术对房室瓣反流的影响

目的探讨经胸房间隔缺损封堵术对房室瓣反流的影响。方法回顾性分析2002年1月至2011年3月在南方医科大学珠江医院经胸微创房间隔缺损堵闭术患者的临床资料,其中资料完全者43例,40例在食道超声、2例在经胸超声辅助下行房间隔缺损堵闭术。患者术前、术后1个月及6个月经超声心动图检查,观察心脏各指标的变化和房室瓣反流程度。结果41例手术成功,手术成功率95．3％（41／43）;1例术中改为右侧开胸小切口体外循环下房间隔缺损修补术,1例术中并发心搏骤停。1例术后并发肾功能衰竭：12例术后即时有少量残余漏,1个月后超声复查消失。术后超声随访显示：右心室、右心房直径较前缩小,左心室直径较前增大,肺动脉瓣血流速度明显降低,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）;室间隔厚度、二尖瓣血流速度、主动脉瓣血流速度无明显改变,差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。房间隔缺损堵闭术后1个月、6个月,二尖瓣瓣膜反流程度较术前加重,差异有统计学意义（平均秩次：2．01VS．2．17vs1．77,x2=10．78,P=0．04）;而三尖瓣的瓣膜反流程度术前与术后1个月、6个月比较,差异无统计学意义（平均秩次：1．88vs2．11US．2．01,X2=4．23,P=0．134）。结论房间隔缺损封堵术后,可引起二尖瓣反流程度的加重,但对三尖瓣的反流程度近期影响不明显;二尖瓣中度以上或三尖瓣重度反流的患者或不适宜行单纯房间缺损封堵术。     

Amplatzer封堵器经导管治疗多孔房间隔缺损

目的 :探讨 Amplatzer封堵器经导管治疗多孔房间隔缺损的临床应用价值。方法 :全组患者 6（男 2 ,女 4）例 ,年龄 4～ 5 0岁 ,经 TTE或 TEE检查诊断为多孔房间隔缺损。均在 X线和 TTE或 TEE监测下经导管行 Amplatzer封堵器治疗。术后重复 TTE或 TEE、ECG及 X线平片检查以评价疗效。结果 :全组 6例患者 Amplatzer封堵器置入均获成功 ,术中无重要并发症发生。其中置入 1个封堵器的患者 5例 ,置入 2个封堵器的患者 1例。术后即刻TTE或 TEE检查 5例无残余分流 ,1例小缺损孔有少量残余分流 ,随访 1年中少量残余分流仍存在。1例肺动脉压中度增高患者 ,术后 3 0 min测量肺动脉压下降 >2 0 mm Hg。随访期间所有患者封堵器位置形态良好 ,未发现封堵器的变形 ,移位以及金属结构断裂等改变 ;右房 ,右室有不同程度的缩小 ,X线平片显示肺血有不同程度减少 ;术后ECG检查均未见心律失常发生。结论 :Amplatzer封堵器经导管治疗多孔房间隔缺损是安全有效的。对于相隔距离较近的多孔房间隔缺损 ,可采用单个封堵器封堵 ;而相隔距离较远的缺损 ,可采用同时置入两个封堵器     

Pacemaker prevention therapies for the control of drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

AIMS: Atrial septal pacing has been shown to prevent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) refractory to drugs in patients without inappropriate bradycardia. This study assesses the effects of atrial septal pacing using new pacing algorithms designed to prevent the initiation or maintenance of PAF. METHODS AND RESULTS: Eleven Medtronic AT500 and 6 Guidant Pulsar Max pacemakers were implanted. The incremental benefit of prevention pacing therapies was compared with DDDR pacing by analysis of pacemaker-stored electrograms, ambulatory electrocardiography, symptoms and quality of life questionnaires. RESULTS: Atrial septal pacing reduced AF burden by >50% in 13/17 patients (76.5%). Activation of a combined pacing algorithm (atrial pacing preference; atrial rate stabilization; and post mode-switch overdrive pacing) in patients with AT500 pacemakers produced a marginal reduction in AF burden (mean %AF 0.61 ON, 0.73 OFF, P=0.53 ns). Conversely in the Pulsar Max group when atrial pacing preference was activated, AF burden was slightly increased (mean %AF 5.84 ON, 3.73 OFF,P =0.13). Symptoms improved with atrial septal pacing but did not change when prevention algorithms were activated. CONCLUSION: Atrial septal pacing resulted in a marked improvement in AF burden and symptoms. Activation of specific prevention pacing algorithms provided more continuous atrial pacing but had limited and heterogeneous effects on AF burden.     

Color and pulsed Doppler studies of atrial flow dynamics in normals and adult patients with uncomplicated atrial septal defects

Left and right atrial flow dynamics were compared by means of color and pulsed Doppler in order to study whether color Doppler could reliably provide differentiation between normals [15] and patients without atrial shunt at catheterization [12], vs patients with confirmed atrial septal defect [12]. The procedure consisted of sequential analysis of colored images throughout the cardiac cycle using an apical approach. In addition pulsed Doppler indices were calculated from both annular traces, relating diastolic early (E) and late (A) filling waves at each annulus (E/A); E and A waves were also summed (E + A), and the sum was related between both annuli (Tricuspid/Mitral ratio).Sequential analysis had a 100% sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of atrial septal defect, showing an asymmetrical pattern with predominant images in the right atrium, from the 2nd half of systole till End-diastole, vs the symmetrical Horseshoe pattern found over both atria for control subjects. It avoided diagnostic errors due to overriding septal images in systole in 44% of controls. There also was a significant increase of the Tricuspid/Mitral ratios, (for duration and velocity time integral of waves) in patients with atrial septal defect. The correlation coefficient between ratios and values of the Pulmonary/Systemic flow ratio invasively calculated for 10 patients was respectively 0.6 and 0.7 (p<0.01).Sequential analysis of colored images appears highly reliable for the diagnosis of atrial septal defect; anomalies of ratios, although of moderate value for predicting shunt magnitude, substantiate the inequality of atrial fillings.This work was partly supported by grants from CNAMTS and ARNTIC     

Migraine with aura related to the percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect.

We report a case of a 31-year-old woman who presented migraine attacks with aura within the 48 hr after transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect with the Amplatzer septal occluder device. The migraine attacks persisted for 3 months, and all examinations performed to rule out a thromboembolic origin of migraine were negative.     

Comparison of the acute effects of pacing the atrial septum, right atrial appendage, coronary sinus os, and the latter two sites simultaneously on the duration of atrial activation

OBJECTIVE—To compare the acute effects of right atrial appendage, atrial septal, coronary sinus os, and dual site pacing on the duration of atrial activation.
METHODS—20 patients with a variety of cardiac conditions underwent an intracardiac electrophysiological study. Electrograms were recorded from the right atrial appendage and at multiple sites within the coronary sinus. The duration of atrial activation was measured during pacing at the right atrial appendage, atrial septum, and coronary sinus os, and also during dual site stimulation.
RESULTS—The duration of atrial activation with atrial appendage pacing was notably longer (p < 0.001) than with dual site, septal, or coronary sinus os pacing, but there were no significant differences in atrial activation times between these latter three pacing modes. When stimulating the atria at a cycle length of 500 ms, the mean (SD) duration of atrial activation was 145 (37) ms for right atrial appendage pacing, 93 (26) ms for dual site pacing, 96 (28) ms for septal pacing, and 98 (28) ms for coronary sinus os pacing.
CONCLUSIONS—Assuming that the duration of atrial activation is an important determinant of predisposition to paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, atrial septal pacing or coronary sinus os pacing would appear to offer the same advantage as dual site pacing without the additional complexities associated with the latter pacing mode.


Keywords: atrial septal pacing; dual site pacing; atrial activation; atrial fibrillation