BACKGROUND: Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) may be associated with greater improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction and reduction in death or heart failure hospitalization compared with biventricular pacing (BVP) in patients requiring cardiac resynchronization therapy. We sought to compare the occurrence of sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF) and new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients undergoing BVP and LBBAP. METHODS: The I-CLAS study (International Collaborative LBBAP Study) included patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤35% who underwent BVP or LBBAP for cardiac resynchronization therapy between January 2018 and June 2022 at 15 centers. We performed propensity score-matched analysis of LBBAP and BVP in a 1:1 ratio. We assessed the incidence of VT/VF and new-onset AF among patients with no history of AF. Time to sustained VT/VF and time to new-onset AF was analyzed using the Cox proportional hazards survival model. RESULTS: Among 1778 patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (BVP, 981; LBBAP, 797), there were 1414 propensity score-matched patients (propensity score-matched BVP, 707; propensity score-matched LBBAP, 707). The occurrence of VT/VF was significantly lower with LBBAP compared with BVP (4.2% versus 9.3%; hazard ratio, 0.46 [95% CI, 0.29-0.74]; P<0.001). The incidence of VT storm (>3 episodes in 24 hours) was also significantly lower with LBBAP compared with BVP (0.8% versus 2.5%; P=0.013). Among 299 patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (BVP, 111; LBBAP, 188), VT/VF occurred in 8 patients in the BVP group versus none in the LBBAP group (7.2% versus 0%; P<0.001). In 1194 patients with no history of VT/VF or antiarrhythmic therapy (BVP, 591; LBBAP, 603), the occurrence of VT/VF was significantly lower with LBBAP than with BVP (3.2% versus 7.3%; hazard ratio, 0.46 [95% CI, 0.26-0.81]; P=0.007). Among patients with no history of AF (n=890), the occurrence of new-onset AF >30 s was significantly lower with LBBAP than with BVP (2.8% versus 6.6%; hazard ratio, 0.34 [95% CI, 0.16-0.73]; P=0.008). The incidence of AF lasting >24 hours was also significantly lower with LBBAP than with BVP (0.7% versus 2.9%; P=0.015). CONCLUSIONS: LBBAP was associated with a lower incidence of sustained VT/VF and new-onset AF compared with BVP. This difference remained significant after adjustment for differences in baseline characteristics between patients with BVP and LBBAP. Physiological resynchronization by LBBAP may be associated with lower risk of arrhythmias compared with BVP.
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- elektrokardiografie MeSH
- fibrilace komor epidemiologie etiologie terapie MeSH
- funkce levé komory srdeční MeSH
- komorová tachykardie * epidemiologie etiologie terapie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- srdeční resynchronizační terapie * škodlivé účinky MeSH
- srdeční selhání * epidemiologie terapie MeSH
- tepový objem MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse (AMVP) is linked to life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), and young women are considered at high risk. Cases of AMVP in women with malignant VA during pregnancy have emerged, but the arrhythmic risk during pregnancy is unknown. The authors aimed to describe features of women with high-risk AMVP who developed malignant VA during the perinatal period and to assess if pregnancy and the postpartum period were associated with a higher risk of malignant VA. METHODS: This retrospective international multi-centre case series included high-risk women with AMVP who experienced malignant VA and at least one pregnancy. Malignant VA included ventricular fibrillation, sustained ventricular tachycardia, or appropriate shock from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The authors compared the incidence of malignant VA in non-pregnant periods and perinatal period; the latter defined as occurring during pregnancy and within 6 months after delivery. RESULTS: The authors included 18 women with AMVP from 11 centres. During 7.5 (interquartile range 5.8-16.6) years of follow-up, 37 malignant VAs occurred, of which 18 were pregnancy related occurring in 13 (72%) unique patients. Pregnancy and 6 months after delivery showed increased incidence rate of malignant VA compared to the non-pregnancy period (univariate incidence rate ratio 2.66, 95% confidence interval 1.23-5.76). CONCLUSIONS: The perinatal period could impose increased risk of malignant VA in women with high-risk AMVP. The data may provide general guidance for pre-conception counselling and for nuanced shared decision-making between patients and clinicians.
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- defibrilátory implantabilní MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- fibrilace komor epidemiologie etiologie MeSH
- incidence MeSH
- kardiovaskulární komplikace v těhotenství * epidemiologie MeSH
- komorová tachykardie epidemiologie etiologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- poporodní období MeSH
- poruchy v puerperiu epidemiologie etiologie MeSH
- prolaps mitrální chlopně * komplikace epidemiologie MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- rizikové faktory MeSH
- srdeční arytmie epidemiologie etiologie MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
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- fibrilace komor etiologie terapie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- multiorgánové selhání etiologie MeSH
- otrava rostlinami * patofyziologie terapie MeSH
- pokus o sebevraždu MeSH
- taxoidy otrava MeSH
- tis * otrava MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- Publikační typ
- kazuistiky MeSH
INTRODUCTION: A reliable electrocardiographic predictor of ventricular fibrillation (VF) in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is lacking so far. Previous experimental/simulation study suggested a terminal T-wave inversion (TTWI) in ischemia-related ECG leads corresponding to anterior infarct localization as an independent predictor of reperfusion VF (rVF). This T-wave characteristic has never been tested as a rVF predictor in clinical settings. The aim of this study was to test if terminal T-wave inversion (TTWI) at admission ECG (before reperfusion) can serve as a predictor of ventricular fibrillation during reperfusion (rVF) in patients with anterior STEMI undergoing primary PCI. METHODS AND RESULTS: Study population included consecutive patients with anterior infarct localization admitted for primary PCI (n = 181, age 65 [57; 76] years, 66% male). Of those, 14 patients had rVF (rVF group, age 59 [47; 76] years, 64% male) and patients without rVF comprised the No-rVF group (n = 167, age 65 [57; 76] years, 66% male). Association of TTWI with rVF was analyzed using logistic regression analysis adjusted for relevant clinical and electrocardiographic covariates. The prevalence of TTWI in rVF group was 62% comparing to 23% in the No-rVF group, p = 0.005. TTWI was associated with increased risk of rVF (OR 5.51; 95% CI 1.70-17.89; p = 0.004) and remained a significant predictor after adjustment for age, gender, history of MI prior to index admission, VF before reperfusion, Tpeak-Tend, maximal ST elevation, and QRS duration (OR 23.49; 95% CI 3.14-175.91; p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: The terminal T-wave inversion in anterior leads before PCI independently predicted rVF in patients with anterior MI thus confirming the previous experimental/simulation findings.
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- elektrokardiografie metody MeSH
- fibrilace komor etiologie MeSH
- infarkt myokardu přední stěny * MeSH
- infarkt myokardu s elevacemi ST úseků * komplikace diagnóza MeSH
- koronární angioplastika * MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- reperfuze škodlivé účinky MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- tachykardie MeSH
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- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Increased level of C-reactive protein (CRP) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction and hypertension. Here, we analyzed the effects of CRP overexpression on cardiac susceptibility to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in adult spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) expressing human CRP transgene (SHR-CRP). Using an in vivo model of coronary artery occlusion, we found that transgenic expression of CRP predisposed SHR-CRP to repeated and prolonged ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Excessive ischemic arrhythmias in SHR-CRP led to a significant reduction in infarct size (IS) compared with SHR. The proarrhythmic phenotype in SHR-CRP was associated with altered heart and plasma eicosanoids, myocardial composition of fatty acids (FAs) in phospholipids, and autonomic nervous system imbalance before ischemia. To explain unexpected IS-limiting effect in SHR-CRP, we performed metabolomic analysis of plasma before and after ischemia. We also determined cardiac ischemic tolerance in hearts subjected to remote ischemic perconditioning (RIPer) and in hearts ex vivo. Acute ischemia in SHR-CRP markedly increased plasma levels of multiple potent cardioprotective molecules that could reduce IS at reperfusion. RIPer provided IS-limiting effect in SHR that was comparable with myocardial infarction observed in naïve SHR-CRP. In hearts ex vivo, IS did not differ between the strains, suggesting that extra-cardiac factors play a crucial role in protection. Our study shows that transgenic expression of human CRP predisposes SHR-CRP to excess ischemic ventricular tachyarrhythmias associated with a drop of pump function that triggers myocardial salvage against lethal I/R injury likely mediated by protective substances released to blood from hypoxic organs and tissue at reperfusion.
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- akční potenciály MeSH
- C-reaktivní protein genetika metabolismus MeSH
- fibrilace komor etiologie metabolismus patofyziologie MeSH
- hypertenze komplikace metabolismus patofyziologie MeSH
- komorová tachykardie etiologie metabolismus patofyziologie MeSH
- krevní tlak MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- modely nemocí na zvířatech MeSH
- myokard metabolismus patologie MeSH
- potkani inbrední SHR MeSH
- potkani transgenní MeSH
- reperfuzní poškození myokardu etiologie metabolismus patofyziologie prevence a kontrola MeSH
- srdeční frekvence MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Klíčová slova
- syndrom krátkého QT,
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- Brugadův syndrom etiologie genetika MeSH
- chromozomální aberace klasifikace MeSH
- cytogenetika MeSH
- fibrilace komor etiologie genetika MeSH
- genetické testování * klasifikace metody MeSH
- geny MeSH
- kardiomyopatie etiologie genetika klasifikace MeSH
- karyotyp MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mutace MeSH
- nemoci srdce * etiologie genetika klasifikace MeSH
- srdeční arytmie etiologie genetika klasifikace MeSH
- syndrom dlouhého QT etiologie genetika MeSH
- terminologie jako téma MeSH
- typy dědičnosti MeSH
- vysoce účinné nukleotidové sekvenování MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- přehledy MeSH
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- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- elektrická defibrilace metody MeSH
- fatální výsledek MeSH
- fibrilace komor etiologie patofyziologie terapie MeSH
- kardiopulmonální resuscitace MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- péče o pacienty v kritickém stavu MeSH
- poranění bleskem * komplikace patofyziologie terapie MeSH
- poruchy vědomí etiologie patofyziologie terapie MeSH
- srdeční zástava etiologie patofyziologie terapie MeSH
- urgentní zdravotnické služby MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- kazuistiky MeSH
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- fibrilace komor etiologie terapie MeSH
- hypotermie * diagnóza etiologie terapie MeSH
- kardiopulmonální resuscitace MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- péče o pacienty v kritickém stavu MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- srdeční zástava etiologie patofyziologie MeSH
- urgentní zdravotnické služby MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Publikační typ
- kazuistiky MeSH
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- akutní koronární syndrom diagnóza terapie MeSH
- elektrokardiografie MeSH
- fibrilace komor * diagnóza etiologie terapie MeSH
- infarkt myokardu s elevacemi ST úseků * diagnóza patofyziologie terapie MeSH
- koronární angiografie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- péče o pacienty v kritickém stavu MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- urgentní zdravotnické služby MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Publikační typ
- kazuistiky MeSH
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- fibrilace komor * etiologie patofyziologie terapie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- péče o pacienty v kritickém stavu MeSH
- poranění elektrickým proudem * patofyziologie terapie MeSH
- srdeční zástava etiologie terapie MeSH
- urgentní zdravotnické služby MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- kazuistiky MeSH