Abstract
Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) often improves during the long-term follow-up period after transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. However, It is unknown whether ASD closure improves TR in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods Between 2016 and 2021, 66 consecutive patients (66% males, mean age 58 +/- 16 years, 30% with AF, 68% with severe/moderate TR) underwent transcatheter ASD closure and were evaluated with transthoracic echocardiography at baseline, 1day, 1 month and 1 year. Results Sinus rhythm(SR) group showed an improvement in TR one month after ASD closure, which persisted at 12 months, whereas AF group demonstrated no improvement in TR after one month and 1 year.(figure1) Right atrial volume index improved in both groups, but tricuspid annular diameter showed no improvement in AF group.(figure2)(figure3) Conclusion Decrease in tricuspid annular diameter was significantly associated with TR improvement after ASD closure. Our findings suggest that TR is less likely to improve in patients with AF since ASD closure had less impact in tricuspid annular diameter.
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