Patient characteristics and outcome after atrial septostomy
| Patient | Sex | Age | Diagnosis | Treatment | Symptoms | Cr Cl (ml/min) | NYHA | Follow up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPH=primary pulmonary hypertension; VOD=vaso-occlusive disease; SLE=systemic lupus erythematosus; TEPH=thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; SS=Sjogren’s syndrome, PGI=prostacyclin; Ilo=iloprost; A=ascites and fluid retention; B=breathlessness; C=cough; CA=cardiac arrhythmia; CT=chest tightness; D=dizziness; S=syncope’ Cr Cl=creatinine clearance; HLTx=heart-lung transplantation; OB=obliterative bronchiolitis; RHF=right heart failure; AS=atrial septostomy. | ||||||||
| 1 | F | 18 | PPH | Diuretics | B, D | 86.4 | III | Alive after 6 months |
| 2 | F | 20 | PPH | iv PGI | A, B | 81.6 | IV | Redo after 6 months, alive 12 months after redo |
| 3 | F | 28 | PPH | iv PGI | A, B, C, D | 69.1 | IV | Alive after 8 months |
| 4 | M | 35 | PPH | iv PGI | B, C | 75.2 | III | HLTx after 46 days, died 16 months after HLTx (OB) |
| 5 | F | 38 | VOD | Duretics | B, D, S | 55.6 | III | HLTx after 73 days, alive 16 months after HLTx |
| 6 | F | 38 | PPH | iv PGI | A, B, CT | 91.3 | IV | HLTx after 48 days, alive 30 months after HLTx |
| 7 | F | 39 | PPH | sc UT15 | B, C, CT | 58.2 | III | Alive after 5 months |
| 8 | M | 40 | PPH | iv PGI | B, S, | 61.8 | III | Alive after 17 months |
| 9 | F | 40 | SLE | iv PGI | B, CT, D | Dialysis | IV | Died after 5 days due to withdrawal from renal dialysis |
| 10 | F | 40 | PPH | iv PGI | B, CT | 63.1 | III | Died after 5 days due to progressive hypoxaemia |
| 11 | F | 42 | PPH | iv PGI | A, B, C, CT | 83.6 | IV | HLTx after 4 months, alive 25 months after HLTx |
| 12 | F | 43 | PPH | iv PGI | A, B, C, CT | 67.7 | IV | Redo after 7 months, HLTx 8 months later, alive 11 months after HLTx |
| 13 | F | 50 | PPH | iv PGI | A, B, CT | 45.6 | IV | Stroke after 7 months, alive after 17 months |
| 14 | F | 53 | PPH | iv PGI | A, B | 28.1 | IV | First AS with ventricular puncture, redo after 3 months failed, died after 1 day in progressive RHF |
| 15 | M | 56 | PPH | neb Ilo | A, B, CA, D | 76.4 | IV | Refractory cardiac arrhythmia 6 hours after AS |
| 16 | M | 58 | TEPH | iv PGI | B, S | 43.4 | III | Progressive multiorgan failure, died after 1 day |
| 17 | F | 52 | SS | iv Ilo | A, B, S | 39.5 | IV | Alive after 5 months |