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Predictors of Rapid Aortic Root Dilation and Referral for Aortic Surgery in Marfan Syndrome

Hoskoppal, Arvind ; Menon, Shaji ; Trachtenberg, Felicia ; Burns, Kristin M ; De Backer, Julie ; Gelb, Bruce D ; Gleason, Marie ; James, Jeanne ; Lai, Wyman W and Liou, Aimee , et al. (2018) In Pediatric Cardiology 39(7). p.1453-1461
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Few data exist regarding predictors of rapid aortic root dilation and referral for aortic surgery in Marfan syndrome (MFS). To identify independent predictors of the rate of aortic root (AoR) dilation and referral for aortic surgery, we investigated the data from the Pediatric Heart Network randomized trial of atenolol versus losartan in young patients with MFS. Data were analyzed from the echocardiograms at 0, 12, 24, and 36 months read in the core laboratory of 608 trial subjects, aged 6 months to 25 years, who met original Ghent criteria and had an AoR z-score (AoRz) > 3. Repeated measures linear and logistic regressions were used to determine multivariable predictors of AoR dilation. Receiver operator characteristic curves were... (More)

Few data exist regarding predictors of rapid aortic root dilation and referral for aortic surgery in Marfan syndrome (MFS). To identify independent predictors of the rate of aortic root (AoR) dilation and referral for aortic surgery, we investigated the data from the Pediatric Heart Network randomized trial of atenolol versus losartan in young patients with MFS. Data were analyzed from the echocardiograms at 0, 12, 24, and 36 months read in the core laboratory of 608 trial subjects, aged 6 months to 25 years, who met original Ghent criteria and had an AoR z-score (AoRz) > 3. Repeated measures linear and logistic regressions were used to determine multivariable predictors of AoR dilation. Receiver operator characteristic curves were used to determine cut-points in AoR dilation predicting referral for aortic surgery. Multivariable analysis showed rapid AoR dilation as defined by change in AoRz/year > 90th percentile was associated with older age, higher sinotubular junction z-score, and atenolol use (R2 = 0.01) or by change in AoR diameter (AoRd)/year > 90th percentile with higher sinotubular junction z-score and non-white race (R2 = 0.02). Referral for aortic root surgery was associated with higher AoRd, higher ascending aorta z-score, and higher sinotubular junction diameter:ascending aorta diameter ratio (R2 = 0.17). Change in AoRz of 0.72 SD units/year had 42% sensitivity and 92% specificity and change in AoRd of 0.34 cm/year had 38% sensitivity and 95% specificity for predicting referral for aortic surgery. In this cohort of young patients with MFS, no new robust predictors of rapid AoR dilation or referral for aortic root surgery were identified. Further investigation may determine whether generalized proximal aortic dilation and effacement of the sinotubular junction will allow for better risk stratification. Rate of AoR dilation cut-points had high specificity, but low sensitivity for predicting referral for aortic surgery, limiting their clinical use. Clinical Trial Number ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00429364.

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Adolescent, Adult, Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers, Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use, Aorta/pathology, Aortic Diseases/epidemiology, Atenolol/therapeutic use, Child, Child, Preschool, Dilatation, Echocardiography/methods, Female, Humans, Infant, Losartan/therapeutic use, Male, Marfan Syndrome/complications, ROC Curve, Referral and Consultation/statistics & numerical data, Risk Assessment/methods, Risk Factors, Vascular Surgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data, Young Adult
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Pediatric Cardiology
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10.1007/s00246-018-1916-6
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  abstract     = {{<p>Few data exist regarding predictors of rapid aortic root dilation and referral for aortic surgery in Marfan syndrome (MFS). To identify independent predictors of the rate of aortic root (AoR) dilation and referral for aortic surgery, we investigated the data from the Pediatric Heart Network randomized trial of atenolol versus losartan in young patients with MFS. Data were analyzed from the echocardiograms at 0, 12, 24, and 36 months read in the core laboratory of 608 trial subjects, aged 6 months to 25 years, who met original Ghent criteria and had an AoR z-score (AoRz) &gt; 3. Repeated measures linear and logistic regressions were used to determine multivariable predictors of AoR dilation. Receiver operator characteristic curves were used to determine cut-points in AoR dilation predicting referral for aortic surgery. Multivariable analysis showed rapid AoR dilation as defined by change in AoRz/year &gt; 90th percentile was associated with older age, higher sinotubular junction z-score, and atenolol use (R2 = 0.01) or by change in AoR diameter (AoRd)/year &gt; 90th percentile with higher sinotubular junction z-score and non-white race (R2 = 0.02). Referral for aortic root surgery was associated with higher AoRd, higher ascending aorta z-score, and higher sinotubular junction diameter:ascending aorta diameter ratio (R2 = 0.17). Change in AoRz of 0.72 SD units/year had 42% sensitivity and 92% specificity and change in AoRd of 0.34 cm/year had 38% sensitivity and 95% specificity for predicting referral for aortic surgery. In this cohort of young patients with MFS, no new robust predictors of rapid AoR dilation or referral for aortic root surgery were identified. Further investigation may determine whether generalized proximal aortic dilation and effacement of the sinotubular junction will allow for better risk stratification. Rate of AoR dilation cut-points had high specificity, but low sensitivity for predicting referral for aortic surgery, limiting their clinical use. Clinical Trial Number ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00429364.</p>}},
  author       = {{Hoskoppal, Arvind and Menon, Shaji and Trachtenberg, Felicia and Burns, Kristin M and De Backer, Julie and Gelb, Bruce D and Gleason, Marie and James, Jeanne and Lai, Wyman W and Liou, Aimee and Mahony, Lynn and Olson, Aaron K and Pyeritz, Reed E and Sharkey, Angela M and Stylianou, Mario and Wechsler, Stephanie Burns and Young, Luciana and Levine, Jami C and Tierney, Elif Seda Selamet and Lacro, Ronald V and Bradley, Timothy J}},
  issn         = {{0172-0643}},
  keywords     = {{Adolescent; Adult; Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use; Aorta/pathology; Aortic Diseases/epidemiology; Atenolol/therapeutic use; Child; Child, Preschool; Dilatation; Echocardiography/methods; Female; Humans; Infant; Losartan/therapeutic use; Male; Marfan Syndrome/complications; ROC Curve; Referral and Consultation/statistics & numerical data; Risk Assessment/methods; Risk Factors; Vascular Surgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data; Young Adult}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{1453--1461}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Pediatric Cardiology}},
  title        = {{Predictors of Rapid Aortic Root Dilation and Referral for Aortic Surgery in Marfan Syndrome}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00246-018-1916-6}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00246-018-1916-6}},
  volume       = {{39}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}