C66-03 Noninvasive Screening for Surgery in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Why the study?
The study was conducted to evaluate non-invasive parameters for assessing eligibility to undergo surgery in patients with adult congenital heart disease.
Does the echocardiographic parameter TAPSE/SPAP predict surgical eligibility in adults with congenital heart disease?
Population
81 patients with adult CHD
Comparison
Patients eligible for surgery vs not meeting surgical criteria
Design
Single-center retrospective study
Key result
The echocardiographic TAPSE/SPAP ratio emerged as an independent predictor of surgical eligibility in adults with congenital heart disease (AUC 0.81; 95% CI 0.70-0.92; p<0.01).
Authors
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Non-invasive parameters may aid surgical eligibility assessment in adult CHD; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
Observational (n=81)
No
Does the echocardiographic parameter TAPSE/SPAP predict surgical eligibility in adults with congenital heart disease?
The non-invasive echocardiographic parameter TAPSE/SPAP is a valuable predictor of surgical eligibility in adults with congenital heart disease, potentially reducing the need for invasive right heart catheterization.
Effect estimate: AUC 0.81 (95% CI 0.70 - 0.92)
p-value: p=< 0.01
Guo et al. (2026) conducted an observational in Adult congenital heart disease (CHD) (n=81). TAPSE/SPAP ratio was evaluated on Surgical eligibility based on hemodynamic parameters (AUC 0.81, 95% CI 0.70 - 0.92, p=< 0.01). The echocardiographic TAPSE/SPAP ratio emerged as an independent predictor of surgical eligibility in adults with congenital heart disease (AUC 0.81; 95% CI 0.70-0.92; p<0.01).