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- Aabel, EW, et al.
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Ventricular arrhythmias in arrhythmic mitral valve syndrome-a prospective continuous long-term cardiac monitoring study
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In: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1532-2092. ; 25:2, s. 506-516
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- AimsArrhythmic mitral valve syndrome is linked to life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. The incidence, morphology and methods for risk stratification are not well known. This prospective study aimed to describe the incidence and the morphology of ventricular arrhythmia and propose risk stratification in patients with arrhythmic mitral valve syndrome.MethodsArrhythmic mitral valve syndrome patients were monitored for ventricular tachyarrhythmias by implantable loop recorders (ILR) and secondary preventive implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD). Severe ventricular arrhythmias included ventricular fibrillation, appropriate or aborted ICD therapy, sustained ventricular tachycardia and non-sustained ventricular tachycardia with symptoms of hemodynamic instability.ResultsDuring 3.1 years of follow-up, severe ventricular arrhythmia was recorded in seven (12%) of 60 patients implanted with ILR [first event incidence rate 4% per person-year, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2–9] and in four (20%) of 20 patients with ICD (re-event incidence rate 8% per person-year, 95% CI 3–21). In the ILR group, severe ventricular arrhythmia was associated with frequent premature ventricular complexes, more non-sustained ventricular tachycardias, greater left ventricular diameter and greater posterolateral mitral annular disjunction distance (all P < 0.02).ConclusionsThe yearly incidence of ventricular arrhythmia was high in arrhythmic mitral valve syndrome patients without previous severe arrhythmias using continuous heart rhythm monitoring. The incidence was even higher in patients with secondary preventive ICD. Frequent premature ventricular complexes, non-sustained ventricular tachycardias, greater left ventricular diameter and greater posterolateral mitral annular disjunction distance were predictors of first severe arrhythmic event.
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- Rootwelt-Norberg, C, et al.
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Disease progression rate is a strong predictor of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with cardiac laminopathies: a primary prevention cohort study
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In: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1532-2092. ; 25:2, s. 634-642
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- AimsCardiac disease progression prior to first ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in LMNA genotype–positive patients is not described.Methods and resultsWe performed a primary prevention cohort study, including consecutive LMNA genotype–positive patients from our centre. Patients underwent repeated clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic examinations. Electrocardiographic and echocardiographic disease progression as a predictor of first-time VA was evaluated by generalized estimation equation analyses. Threshold values at transition to an arrhythmic phenotype were assessed by threshold regression analyses. We included 94 LMNA genotype–positive patients without previous VA (age 38 ± 15 years, 32% probands, 53% females). Nineteen (20%) patients experienced VA during 4.6 (interquartile range 2.1–7.3) years follow up, at mean age 50 ± 11 years. We analysed 536 echocardiographic and 261 electrocardiogram examinations. Individual patient disease progression was associated with VA [left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) odds ratio (OR) 1.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2–1.6 per 5% reduction, left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVi) OR 1.2 (95% CI 1.1–1.3) per 5 mL/m2 increase, PR interval OR 1.2 (95% CI 1.1–1.4) per 10 ms increase]. Threshold values for transition to an arrhythmic phenotype were LVEF 44%, LVEDVi 77 mL/m2, and PR interval 280 ms.ConclusionsIncidence of first-time VA was 20% during 4.6 years follow up in LMNA genotype–positive patients. Individual patient disease progression by ECG and echocardiography were strong predictors of VA, indicating that disease progression rate may have additional value to absolute measurements when considering primary preventive ICD. Threshold values of LVEF <44%, LVEDVi >77 mL/m2, and PR interval >280 ms indicated transition to a more arrhythmogenic phenotype.
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