Predictive Modeling of Endocardial Fibroelastosis Recurrence in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 2024 Aug 27.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) is a major effector in the maldevelopment of the heart in patients with congenital heart disease. Despite successful surgical removal, EFE can redevelop, but the underlying cause of EFE recurrence remains unknown.HYPOTHESIS:
This study aimed to identify hemodynamic predictors and genetic links to epithelial/endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT/EndMT) alterations for preoperative risk assessment.METHODS:
We assessed the impact of preoperative hemodynamic parameters on EFE recurrence in a cohort of 92 patients with congenital heart disease who underwent left ventricular (LV) EFE resection between January 2010 and March 2021. Additionally, whole-exome sequencing in 18 patients was used to identify rare variants (minor allele frequency <10-5) in high-expression heart genes (HHE) related to cardiac EMT/EndMT and congenital heart disease.RESULTS:
EFE recurred in 55.4% of patients, within a medium 2.2 years post-surgery. Multivariable analysis revealed specific hemodynamic parameters (mitral valve inflow and area, LV filling pressure, and aortic valve gradient and diameter) as predictors, forming a predictive model with an AUC of 0.782. Furthermore, 89% of the patients exhibited damaging variants in HHE, with 38% linked to cardiac EMT/EndMT GO processes and 22% associated with known CHD genes. Notably, HHE genes associated with cardiac EMT/EndMT were significantly associated with faster EFE recurrence in multivariate analysis (HR 3.56, 95% CI 1.24-10.17, p=0.018).CONCLUSIONS:
These findings established a predictive scoring system using preoperative hemodynamic parameters for EFE recurrence risk assessment. Alterations in HHE genes, particularly those linked to cardiac EMT/EndMT, exacerbate the risk of recurrence.
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2024
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Estados Unidos