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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

NT-proBNP Is a Predictor of Mortality in Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Congenital Heart Disease.

Susanne J Maurer, Veronika Habdank, Jürgen Hörer, Peter Ewert, Oktay Tutarel

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Susanne J MaurerDepartment of Congenital Heart Disease and Paediatric Cardiology, German Heart Centre Munich, TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 80636 Munich, Germany.
Veronika HabdankDepartment of Congenital Heart Disease and Paediatric Cardiology, German Heart Centre Munich, TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 80636 Munich, Germany.
Jürgen HörerDepartment of Congenital and Paediatric Heart Surgery, German Heart Centre Munich, Technical University of Munich, 80636 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2716-1424
Peter EwertDepartment of Congenital Heart Disease and Paediatric Cardiology, German Heart Centre Munich, TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 80636 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0253-1190
Oktay TutarelDepartment of Congenital Heart Disease and Paediatric Cardiology, German Heart Centre Munich, TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, 80636 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5201-5509

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Abstract

backgroundAbout 5-10% of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) will develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which is associated with significant mortality. Studies on risk factors for poor outcome in a contemporary cohort of these patients with PAH associated with CHD (PAH-CHD) are rare.

methodsIn this retrospective, single-center study, adult patients with the diagnosis PAH-CHD who had at least one contact as an outpatient or inpatient at the German Heart Centre Munich during the period January 2010-September 2019 were included. Patients with PAH without a CHD were excluded. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality.

resultsAltogether, 158 patients (mean age 39.9 ± 15.4 years, female 64.6%) were included in the study. A pre-tricuspid shunt was present in 17.7%, other shunts in 51.3%, PAH associated with complex CHD in 22.8%, and segmental PAH in 8.2%. An NT-proBNP measurement at baseline was available in 95 patients (60.1%). During a median follow-up of 5.37 years [IQR 1.76-8.63], the primary endpoint occurred in 10 patients (6.7%). On univariate analysis, CRP (log) (HR 3.35, 95% CI (1.07-10.48),

conclusionNT-proBNP is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in a contemporary cohort of PAH-CHD patients. The role of CRP and uric acid should be further assessed in future studies.

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adult congenital heart diseaseoutcomepulmonary hypertension

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PMID37176542
PMCPMC10179459

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