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Abstract 9972: Sex-Related Differences and the Influence of Pregnancy on Cardiac Outcomes in Adults With a Systemic Right Ventricle and Biventricular Physiology

IntroductionTransposition of the great arteries (TGA) with a systemic right ventricle (sRV) and biventricular physiology is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There is a paucity of data regarding sex-related differences in outcomes in the context of a sRV. Moreover, pregnancy has bee...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2022-11, Vol.146 (Suppl_1), p.A9972-A9972
Main Authors: Mahdi, Naima-Ayane, guerma, lea, Mongeon, Francois P, Dore, Annie, Mondesert, Blandine, Khairy, Paul, Leduc, Line, Codsi, Elisabeth, Chaix, Marie
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Summary:IntroductionTransposition of the great arteries (TGA) with a systemic right ventricle (sRV) and biventricular physiology is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There is a paucity of data regarding sex-related differences in outcomes in the context of a sRV. Moreover, pregnancy has been associated with deterioration of sRV function in short-term post-partum follow-up, but the long-term impact remains largely unknown. Methods and ResultsA retrospective cohort study was conducted on 214 adults, age 44.7±12.3 years, with a sRV and biventricular physiology followed for a median of 13 years at an adult congenital heart disease center. No sex-related difference was identified in the prevalence of atrial or ventricular arrhythmias, permanent pacemaker implantation, hospitalization for heart failure, systemic atrio-ventricular valve intervention, heart transplant, or cardiac death. Among the 82 (38.3%) women, age 44.0±12.5 years, 43 (52.4%) had at least one full-term pregnancy. Women had a lower prevalence of moderate to severe sRV dysfunction than men (21% vs 42.6%, p=0.001) despite similar ages. Beta-blockers (p=0.008), furosemide (p=0.012), and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (p=0.028) were less frequently prescribed to women than men. Women had fewer implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for primary prevention than men (3.7% vs 13.6%, p=0.016), with no difference in the prevalence of secondary prevention ICDs (1.2% vs 2.3%, p=1). The four women with a prohibitive maternal mortality risk (modified WHO class IV) complied with recommendations to avoid pregnancy. After excluding these 4 women, no differences regarding frequency of adverse cardiac events, age at the time of event, and proportion with moderate or severe sRV dysfunction were observed in women with (N=43) and without (N=35) pregnancies during 14 years of follow-up. ConclusionsWomen with TGA and a sRV had a lower prevalence of moderate to severe systemic ventricular dysfunction than men, along with a lower proportion of primary prevention ICDs. Following risk assessment and counselling with contraindication of pregnancy in the highest risk subgroup, pregnancy had no impact on long-term cardiac outcomes.
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.9972