A smaller post-operative aorto-mitral angle was an independent predictor of new-onset atrial arrhythmia after mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation (OR 0.91 per degree increase).
Observational (n=172)
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Does a smaller post-operative aorto-mitral angle predict new-onset atrial arrhythmia in patients undergoing mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation?
A smaller post-operative aorto-mitral angle measured by echocardiography is an independent predictor of new-onset atrial arrhythmia after mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation.
Odds Ratio: 0.91 (95% CI 0.85–0.98)
p-value: p=0.012
In this study, we hypothesized that post-operative aorto-mitral angle might be associated to the occurrence of post-operative atrial arrhythmia (AA), including atrial fibrillation and atrial tachycardia, after mitral valve repair in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). Thus, this present study aims to determine the effects of post-operative aorto-mitral angle on new-onset AA after mitral valve repair with mitral annuloplasty for the treatment of MR.In total, 172 patients without any history of AA underwent mitral valve repair with mitral annuloplasty in our institution between 2008 and 2017. Patient information, including medical records and echocardiographic data, were retrospectively studied.As per our findings, AA occurred in 15 (8.7%) patients during the follow-up period (median, 35.7 months; range, 0.5-132 months). The patients with AA were noted to have a longer cardiopulmonary bypass time and a smaller aorto-mitral angle at post-operative TTE than the others (119 ± 6° versus 125 ± 10°, P = 0.003). No significant difference was noted in the degree of post-operative residual MR or functional MS between the groups. In a multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis, the longer cardiopulmonary bypass time and the smaller post-operative aorto-mitral angle were independent predictors of the occurrence of AA during the follow-up period (odds ratio per 10 minutes 1.11; 95% CI 1.02-1.22, P = 0.019: odds ratio 0.91; 95% CI 0.85-0.98, P = 0.012).A small aorto-mitral angle at post-operative TTE was determined to be a predictor of new-onset AA after a mitral valve repair for treating MR.
Kagawa et al. (Tue,) conducted a observational in Mitral Regurgitation (n=172). Post-operative aorto-mitral angle vs. Larger post-operative aorto-mitral angle was evaluated on New-onset atrial arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation or atrial tachycardia) (OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.85-0.98, p=0.012). A smaller post-operative aorto-mitral angle was an independent predictor of new-onset atrial arrhythmia after mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation (OR 0.91 per degree increase).