The management of heart failure patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients is challenging. While one third of these patients are recipients of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), the risk for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias may coexist. The lack of large datasets and dedicated randomized controlled trials (RCTs) focusing on LVAD and CIED implantation and management has brought medical centres to develop their own protocols and guidelines. This clinical consensus statement of the Heart Failure Association and the European Heart Rhythm Association of the ESC is a joint effort to summarize the current literature and provide advice on patient management within this field.

• Klíčová slova
• Cardiac implantable electronic device, Cardiac resynchronization therapy, Left ventricular assist device, Pacemaker, Remote monitoring,
• MeSH
• defibrilátory implantabilní * MeSH
• konsensus MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• podpůrné srdeční systémy * MeSH
• společnosti lékařské MeSH
• srdeční arytmie * terapie   MeSH
• srdeční selhání * terapie   patofyziologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Evropa MeSH

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are an increasingly used strategy for the management of patients with advanced heart failure. Although these devices effectively improve survival, atrial and ventricular arrhythmias are common with a prevalence of 20-50% at one year after LVAD implantation. Arrhythmias predispose these patients to additional risk and are associated with considerable morbidity from recurrent implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks, progressive failure of the unsupported right ventricle, and herald an increased risk of mortality. Management of patients with arrhythmias and LVAD differs in many aspects from the general population heart failure patients. These include ruling out the reversible causes of arrhythmias that in LVAD patients may include mechanical irritation from the inflow cannula and suction events. For patients with symptomatic arrhythmias refractory to medical treatment, catheter ablation might be relevant. There are specific technical and procedural challenges perceived to be unique to LVAD-related ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation such as vascular and LV access, signal filtering, catheter manoeuvrability within decompressed chambers, and electroanatomic mapping system interference. In some patients, the arrhythmogenic substrate might not be readily accessible by catheter ablation after LVAD implantation. In this regard, the peri-implantation period offers a unique opportunity to surgically address arrhythmogenic substrate and suppress future VT recurrences. This document aims to address specific aspects of the management of arrhythmias in LVAD patients focusing on anti-arrhythmic drug therapy and ablations.

• Klíčová slova
• Atrial fibrillation, Catheter ablation, Heart failure, Left ventricular assist device, Ventricular arrhythmia,
• MeSH
• antiarytmika * terapeutické užití   MeSH
• funkce levé komory srdeční MeSH
• katetrizační ablace * metody   MeSH
• komorová tachykardie terapie   chirurgie   patofyziologie   MeSH
• konsensus MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• podpůrné srdeční systémy * MeSH
• rizikové faktory MeSH
• srdeční arytmie * terapie   patofyziologie   diagnóza   MeSH
• srdeční selhání * terapie   patofyziologie   MeSH
• výsledek terapie MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• směrnice pro lékařskou praxi MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Evropa MeSH
• Názvy látek
• antiarytmika * MeSH

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

AIMS: The European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Long-Term Registry (ESC-HF-LT-R) was set up with the aim of describing the clinical epidemiology and the 1-year outcomes of patients with heart failure (HF) with the added intention of comparing differences between participating countries. METHODS AND RESULTS: The ESC-HF-LT-R is a prospective, observational registry contributed to by 211 cardiology centres in 21 European and/or Mediterranean countries, all being member countries of the ESC. Between May 2011 and April 2013 it collected data on 12 440 patients, 40.5% of them hospitalized with acute HF (AHF) and 59.5% outpatients with chronic HF (CHF). The all-cause 1-year mortality rate was 23.6% for AHF and 6.4% for CHF. The combined endpoint of mortality or HF hospitalization within 1 year had a rate of 36% for AHF and 14.5% for CHF. All-cause mortality rates in the different regions ranged from 21.6% to 36.5% in patients with AHF, and from 6.9% to 15.6% in those with CHF. These differences in mortality between regions are thought reflect differences in the characteristics and/or management of these patients. CONCLUSION: The ESC-HF-LT-R shows that 1-year all-cause mortality of patients with AHF is still high while the mortality of CHF is lower. This registry provides the opportunity to evaluate the management and outcomes of patients with HF and identify areas for improvement.

• Klíčová slova
• Acute, Chronic, Heart failure, Outcomes, Registry, Survival,
• MeSH
• akutní nemoc MeSH
• ambulantní péče MeSH
• chronická nemoc MeSH
• hospitalizace MeSH
• kardiologie MeSH
• komorbidita MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mortalita * MeSH
• následné studie MeSH
• příčina smrti MeSH
• prospektivní studie MeSH
• registrace * MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• společnosti lékařské MeSH
• srdeční selhání krev   epidemiologie   patofyziologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• pozorovací studie MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Evropa epidemiologie   MeSH