Clinical characteristics and outcomes after pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation patients with complete right bundle branch block

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Yano ◽  
M Nishino ◽  
K Yanagawa ◽  
H Nakamura ◽  
Y Matsuhiro ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Complete right bundle branch block (CRBBB) is one of the most frequent alterations of the electrocardiogram (ECG). Several studies have shown that CRBBB was a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and the appearance of CRBBB in patients hospitalized for exacerbated heart failure (HF) was associated with a worse prognosis. Various alternations of ECG such as early repolarization pattern and intraventricular conduction disturbance were associated with high recurrence ratio of atrial fibrillation (AF) after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). However clinical outcome after PVI in patients with CRBBB remains unclear. Methods We enrolled consecutive AF patients who underwent PVI from September 2014 to November 2018 rom Osaka Rosai Atrial Fibrillation (ORAF) registry. We excluded patients with other wide QRS (left bundle branch block, ventricular pacing and unclassified intraventricular conduction disturbance) and divided into 2 groups; CRBBB (QRS duration ≥120msec) group and no-CRBBB (QRS duration <120) group. We compared the clinical characteristics including age, gender, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, history of heart failure, history of stroke, CHADS2Vasc score, paroxysmal AF (PAF), renal function, plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level and echocardiographic parameters including left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVDd), left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVDs), left atrial diameter (LAD) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) between the 2 groups. We also compared the incidence of late recurrence of AF/atrial tachycardia (AT) between the 2 groups. We investigated whether CRBBB was an independent predictor of late recurrence of AF/AT after PVI by multivariate Cox analysis. Results We enrolled 736 consecutive AF patients who underwent PVI. CRBBB patients comprised 55 patients (7.5%). There were no significant differences of age, gender, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, history of heart failure, history of stroke, CHADS2Vasc score, PAF, renal function, plasma BNP level and echocardiographic parameters (LVDd, LVDs, LVEF and LAD) between the 2 groups. Incidence of AF/AT recurrence after PVI was significantly higher in CRBBB group than no-CRBBB group (Figure). CRBBB was an independently and significantly associated with late recurrence of AF/AT after PVI by multivariate Cox analysis (hazard ratio: 1.923, 95% CI: 1.190–2.961, p=0.009) in addition to female (p<0.001), no-PAF (p=0.005) and left atrial diameter (p=0.042). Conclusion CRBBB may be a strong predictor of AF/AT late recurrence after PVI. AF/Ar recurrence after PVI Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Yano ◽  
M Nishino ◽  
H Nakamura ◽  
Y Matsuhiro ◽  
K Yasumoto ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has become well-established as the main therapy for patients with drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) and various isolation methods including radiofrequency ablation (RFA), cryoballoon ablation (CBA) and laser balloon ablation (LBA) were available. Pathological findings in each ablation methods such as myocardial injury and inflammation are thought to be different. High sensitive cardiac troponin I (hs-TnI), subunit of cardiac troponin complex, is a sensitive and specific marker of myocardium injury. High-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is a biomarker of inflammation and is elevated following cardiomyocyte necrosis. Relationship between myocardial injury and inflammation after ablation using RFA, CBA and LBA and early recurrence of atrial fibrillation (ERAF) remains unclear. Methods We enrolled consecutive PAF patients from Osaka Rosai Atrial Fibrillation (ORAF) registry who underwent PVI from January 2019 to October 2019. We compared the clinical characteristics including age, gender, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, history of heart failure, CHADS2Vasc score, renal function, serum BNP level and echocardiographic parameters including left ventricular dimensions, left atrial diameter (LAD) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) between RFA, CBA and LBA groups. We investigated the difference of relationship between myocardial injury marker (hs-TnI), inflammation markers (white blood cell change (DWBC) from post to pre PVI, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio change (DNLR) from after to before PVI and hs-CRP) at 36–48 hours after PVI and ERAF (<3 months after PVI) between each group. Results We enrolled 187 consecutive PAF patients who underwent PVI. RFA, CBA and LBA groups comprised 108, 57 and 22 patients, respectively. There were no significant differences of age, gender, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, history of heart failure, CHADS2Vasc score, renal function, serum BNP level and echocardiographic parameters between each group. Serum hs-TnI in RFA group and LBA group were significantly lower than in CBA group (2.643 ng/ml vs 5.240ng/ml, 1.344 ng/ml vs 5.240 ng/ml, p<0.001, p=0.002, respectively, Figure). DWBC was significantly higher in LBA group than CBA group (1157.3/μl vs 418.4/μl, p=0.045). DNLR did not differ between each group. Hs-CRP in RFA group and LBA group were significantly higher than in CBA group (1.881 mg/dl vs 1.186 mg/dl, 2.173 mg/dl vs 1.186 mg/dl, p=0.010, p=0.003, respectively, Figure). Incidence of ERAF was significantly higher in LBA group than RFA group (36.4% vs 16.7%, p=0.035). Incidence of ERAF tended to be higher in LBA group than CBA group (36.4% vs 19.3%, p=0.112). Conclusion LBA may cause less myocardial injury than RFA and CBA, on the contrary LBA may cause more inflammation than CBA. Incidence of ERAF in LBA was highest between each procedure. Inflammation markers and ERAF Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Polovina ◽  
I Milinkovic ◽  
G Krljanac ◽  
I Veljic ◽  
I Petrovic-Djordjevic ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) portends adverse prognosis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Whether T2DM independently increases the risk of incident heart failure (HF) in AF is uncertain. Also, HF phenotype developing in patients with vs. those without T2DM has not been characterised. Purpose In AF patients without a history of prior HF, we aimed to assess: 1) the impact of T2DM on the risk of new-onset HF; and 2) the association between T2DM and HF phenotype developing during the prospective follow-up. Methods We included diabetic and non-diabetic AF patients, without a history of HF. Baseline T2DM status was inferred from medical history, haemoglobin A1c levels and oral glucose tolerance test. Study outcome was the first hospital admission or emergency department treatment for new-onset HF during the prospective follow-up. The phenotype of new-onset HF was determined by echocardiographic exam performed following clinical stabilisation (at hospital discharge, or within a month after HF diagnosis). HF phenotype was defined as HFrEF (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] <40%), HFmrEF (LVEF 40–49%) or HFpEF (LVEF≥50%). Cox regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, baseline LVEF, comorbidities, smoking status, alcohol intake, AF type (paroxysmal vs. non-paroxysmal) and T2DM treatment was used to analyse the association between T2DM and incident HF. Results Among 1,288 AF patients without prior HF (mean age: 62.1±12.7 years; 61% male), T2DM was present in 16.5%. Diabetic patients had higher mean baseline LVEF compared with nondiabetic patients (50.0±6.2% vs. 57.6±9.0%; P<0.001). During the median 5.5-year follow-up, new-onset HF occurred in 12.4% of patients (incidence rate, 2.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.5–3.3 per 100 patient-years). Compared with non-diabetic patients, those with T2DM had a hazard ratio of 2.1 (95% CI, 1.6–2.8; P<0.001) for new-onset HF, independent of baseline LVEF or other factors. In addition, diabetic patients had a significantly greater decline in covariate-adjusted mean LVEF (−10.4%; 95% CI, −9.8% to −10.8%) at follow-up, compared with nondiabetic patients (−4.0%; 95% CI, −3.8% to −4.2%), P<0.001. The distribution of HF phenotypes at follow-up is presented in Figure. Among patients with T2DM, HFrEF (56.9%) was the most common phenotype of HF, whereas in patients without T2DM, HF mostly took the phenotype of HFpEF (75.0%). Conclusions T2DM is associated with an independent risk of new-onset HF in patients with AF and confers a greater decline in LVEF compared to individuals without T2DM. HFrEF was the most prevalent presenting phenotype of HF in AF patients with T2DM.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
F S Foo ◽  
M Lee ◽  
A J Kerr

Abstract Introduction The ANZACS-QI DEVICE registry is a national registry designed to collect data on all cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) implanted in New Zealand (NZ). This study aims to provide a contemporary analysis of the clinical characteristics and implant details of patients receiving implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), including CRT-Pacemaker (CRT-P) and CRT-Defibrillator (CRT-D). Methods Complete datasets of ICD, CRT-D and CRT-P implants from the ANZACS-QI DEVICE registry from 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2017 were analysed.  Results A total of 1579 ICD implants were identified. Of the 1152 (73.0%) new implants, 565 (49.0%) were for primary prevention and 587 (51.0%) were for secondary prevention. The baseline demographics of both groups were similar, with a median age of 62 and predominantly male (79.2-81.4%), with European (63.7-66.8%) and Maori (21.1-24.8%) being the most common ethnicities. The mean BMI was 29.6-30.2 kg/m², with most patients (75.2-80.7%) being in sinus rhythm at the time of ICD implant. Compared to the secondary prevention group, the primary prevention group had more patients with a history of heart failure (80.4% vs 39.7%), worse heart failure symptoms (NYHA Class II-III 77.1% vs 47.3%), poorer left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (mean 25.1% vs 30.3%) and the aetiology was more likely to be non-ischaemic (57.5% vs 44.2%). The mean QRS duration was longer (129.9ms vs 113.4ms), with a higher incidence of left bundle branch block (31.9% vs 16.0%) and a correspondingly higher rate of CRT-D implants (27.4% vs 8.3%).  In the 427 (27.0%) ICD replacements, over a mean duration of 6.27 years, 46.6% had delivered appropriate therapy (including 38.4% with appropriate ICD shocks) whilst 17.8% had delivered inappropriate therapy. Compared to primary prevention CRT-D (n = 155), patients receiving CRT-P (n = 175) were older (median age 74 vs 66) and more likely to be female (38.3% vs 19.4%). CRT-D patients had longer mean QRS duration (169.2ms vs 160.8ms) and poorer LVEF (mean 24.3% vs 28.7%). Conclusion This analysis provides contemporary data on ICD and CRT use in New Zealand. Primary prevention ICD patients were more likely to have a history of heart failure, worse heart failure symptoms, more prolonged QRS duration, left bundle branch block and poorer LV function compared to secondary prevention ICD. Compared to primary prevention CRT-D, patients receiving CRT-P were older and more likely to be female.


Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett W Sperry ◽  
Michael N Vranian ◽  
Hariom Joshi ◽  
Rory Hachamovitch ◽  
Mazen Hanna

Introduction: Left bundle branch block (LBBB) with QRS duration > 120 msec is typically associated with increased ECG voltage without a necessary increase in left ventricular wall thickness. Studies assessing voltage criteria in amyloidosis and other cardiomyopathies have excluded patients with LBBB. We sought to assess the effects of QRS duration and LBBB on voltage criteria in cardiac amyloidosis. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with newly diagnosed cardiac amyloidosis at our institution from 2001-2014. Low voltage in the precordial leads was defined by the Sokolow criteria (S wave in V1 plus R wave in V5 or V6 ≤ 15mm). Limb lead voltage was calculated by the sum of the entire QRS complex voltage of leads I, II and III with low voltage being defined as each lead ≤ 5 mm. Patients with left bundle branch block were propensity matched to assess voltage criteria based upon age, sex, history of HTN, amyloid type (AL vs TTR), anteroseptal thickness and BSA to those with QRS < 120msec. Results: In 299 subjects (age 69.6 +/- 11.7 years, male 69%, HTN 53%, AL 53%, IVS 18.1 +/- 4.1 mm, BSA 1.95 +/- 0.26, EF 48 +/- 14%), mean QRS duration was 107 +/- 25 msec with 71 patients (24%) having a QRS duration greater than 120 msec (17 LBBB). The average limb voltage was 15.1 +/- 7.3 mm with low limb lead voltage seen in 62% of patients. Low precordial lead voltage was found in 73% of patients with a mean Sokolow voltage of 12.9 +/- 7.5 mm. After propensity matching the 17 patients with LBBB on a 1:3 basis with patients with a narrow complex QRS, there was no difference in any measure of voltage criteria. Conclusion: LBBB is not associated with higher voltage and does not hinder the ability to detect low voltage in patients with cardiac amyloidosis.


Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff S Healey ◽  
Stuart J Connolly ◽  
Veena Manja ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Kim D Simek ◽  
...  

Introduction: Sub-clinical AF has been reported in 10% of pacemaker patients (≥ 6 minutes, with 3 months of monitoring) and 16% of patients following cryptogenic stroke (≥ 30 seconds, with 1 month of monitoring). It is unknown how common sub-clinical AF is among other patient groups, including the elderly. These data are needed to give context to the detection of sub-clinical AF in clinical practice. Methods: We prospectively investigated the prevalence of sub-clinical AF among individuals ≥ 80 years, without known AF or symptoms of arrhythmia, attending primary care clinics. Subjects had a history of hypertension and at least one of the following: diabetes, BMI ≥ 30, sleep apnea, smoking, coronary disease, heart failure or left ventricular hypertrophy. Patients were recruited from 7 Ontario family practice clinics (n=119) and one general medicine clinic (n=10). Patients underwent 30 days of continuous, non-invasive ambulatory ECG monitoring using a device with automatic AF detection (Vitaphone 3100). The primary outcome was a composite of atrial flutter (AFL) or AF ≥ 6 minutes in duration. Those without AF were invited to complete an additional 30 days of monitoring. Results: Of 129 patients screened and consented, 100 patients initiated monitoring for an average monitoring duration of 36± 21 days. The mean (SD) age was 84 ± 3 years and systolic blood pressure was 138 ± 17 mmHg; 50% had coronary disease, 28% had diabetes and 6% had heart failure. Only 4% had a history of prior stroke. Thirty days of monitoring was completed by 57% of patients and 31% completed an additional 30 days. AFL or AF ≥ 30 seconds duration was documented in 19/100 patients; ≥ 6 minutes in 15; ≥ 30 minutes in 12; ≥ 6 hours in 8 and ≥ 24 hours in 2. Shorter episodes of atrial tachycardia lasting less than 30 seconds were observed in 47 patients. Conclusions: In this prospective, outpatient study, using non-invasive ECG monitoring, we found AFL or AF ≥ 6 minutes in 15% of elderly individuals with stroke risk factors. This high background prevalence of AFL/AF among elderly patients suggests a possible role for AF screening in this population; but also should be taken into consideration when interpreting the prevalence of AFL/AF in other populations.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahbaz A. Malik ◽  
Sarah Malik ◽  
Taylor F. Dowsley ◽  
Balwinder Singh

A 48-year-old male with history of schizoaffective disorder on clozapine presented with chest pain, dyspnea, and new left bundle branch block. He underwent coronary angiography, which revealed no atherosclerosis. The patient’s workup was unrevealing for a cause for the cardiomyopathy and thus it was thought that clozapine was the offending agent. The patient was taken off clozapine and started on guideline directed heart failure therapy. During the course of hospitalization, he was also discovered to have a left ventricular (LV) thrombus for which he received anticoagulation. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of clozapine-induced cardiomyopathy complicated by a LV thrombus.


Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 130 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Morten Sengeløv ◽  
Tor Biering-Sørensen ◽  
Peter Godsk Jørgensen ◽  
Niels Eske Bruun ◽  
Thomas Fritz-Hansen ◽  
...  

Object: Myocardial strain deformation analysis (global strain) may be superior to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in predicting all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure. Methods: In this retrospective study transthoracic echocardiographic examinations were retrieved from Gentofte Hospital heart failure clinic’s database in 1061 patients. The echocardiographic images were subsequently analyzed and conventional echocardiographic parameters and strain data were obtained. Results: During a median follow-up of 40 months 177 (16.7 %) patient died. Mean LVEF was 23.7 % and mean global strain was -8.12.884 (83.3%) were patients alive at follow-up and mean LVEF was 28.2 % while mean global strain was -9.86 %. The risk of dying increased with decreasing tertile of global strain being approximately three times higher for the patients in the lower tertile compared to the highest tertile (1. tertile vs 3. tertile HR: 3.38 95% CI: 2.3 [[Unable to Display Character: &#8211;]] 5.1), p-value: 0.001. Many of the conventional echocardiographic parameters proved to be predictors of mortality. Global strain remained an independent predictor of mortality in cox proportional-hazards models after adjusting for age, gender, BMI, total cholesterol, heart rate, atrial fibrillation, non-independent diabetes mellitus and conventional echocardiographic parameters (p-value: 0.014, 95% CI: 1.04 [[Unable to Display Character: &#8211;]] 1.37) while ejection fraction proved to be insignificant adjusted for aforementioned characteristics (p-value: 0.81, 95% CI: 0.96 [[Unable to Display Character: &#8211;]] 1.05 Atrial fibrillation modified the relationship between GLS and mortality (p for interaction = 0.023). HR 1.08 (CI 0.97 to 1.19, p=0.150) and HR 1.22 (CI 1.15 to 1.29, p<0.001) per 10 % decrease in GLS for patients with and without atrial fibrillation, respectively. Gender also modified the relationship between mean GLS and mortality (p for interaction = 0.047); HR 1.23 (CI 1.16 to 1.30, p<0.001) and HR 1.09 (CI 0.99 to 1.20, p=0.083) per 10 % decrease in GLS for men and women, respectively. Conclusion: In male patients with systolic heart failure and without atrial fibrillation global strain is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality. Furthermore, global strain proved to be a superior prognosticator when compared to left ventricular ejection fraction.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Shibata ◽  
S Nohara ◽  
K Nagafuji ◽  
Y Fukumoto

Abstract Background Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell dyscrasia accounting for approximately 13% of hematologic malignancies. Patients with MM have an increased risk of cardiovascular adverse events (CAEs) due to disease burden and/or anti-myeloma treatment-related risk factors. However, little is known about the incidence of cardiovascular toxicity of patients with MM. Methods We analyzed 42 consecutive patients (Male/Female 22/20, age 67±10 years old) who received anti-MM therapies between October 2016 and September 2018 from our University Cardio-REnal Oncology (CREO) registry. We examined the incidence of CAEs through January 2019 including congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy (CHF/CM), ischemic cardiac event, newly symptomatic arrhythmias included atrial fibrillation or flutter requiring treatment, and venous thromboembolism (VTE). Results Within the 408-day median follow-up period (range 15–844 days), CAEs occurred in 23.8% (n=10); CHF/CM in 11.9%, newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation in 4.8%, VTE in 4.8%, vasospastic angina in 2.4%, and death in 28.6%. There were no significant differences between CAEs group and non-CAEs group in terms of sex, body mass index (BMI), incidence of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, prior history of heart failure, cardiovascular medications, left ventricular ejection fraction, serum high-sensitivity troponin-I, estimated glomerular filtration rate, blood urea nitrogen and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels at the time of enrollment. The use of various types of proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulatory drugs were not associated with the increased risk of CAEs. By multivariate analysis, a history of prior anti-myeloma therapies was identified as an independent risk factor for CAEs. Conclusion CAEs were significantly associated with the recurrent MM in Japanese MM patients.


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