Electrophysiologic assessment of conduction abnormalities and atrial arrhythmias associated with amyloid cardiomyopathy.

Barbhaiya, Chirag R; Kumar, Saurabh; Baldinger, Samuel Hannes; Michaud, Gregory F; Stevenson, William G; Falk, Rodney; John, Roy M (2016). Electrophysiologic assessment of conduction abnormalities and atrial arrhythmias associated with amyloid cardiomyopathy. Heart rhythm, 13(2), pp. 383-390. Elsevier 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.09.016

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BACKGROUND

Arrhythmias in cardiac amyloidosis (CA) result in significant comorbidity and mortality but have not been well characterized.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study was to define intracardiac conduction, atrial arrhythmia substrate, and ablation outcomes in a group of advanced CA patients referred for electrophysiologic study.

METHODS

Electrophysiologic study with or without catheter ablation was performed in 18 CA patients. Findings and catheter ablation outcomes were compared to age- and gender-matched non-CA patients undergoing catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF).

RESULTS

Supraventricular tachycardias were seen in all 18 CA patients (1 AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, 17 persistent atrial tachycardia [AT]/AF). The HV interval was prolonged (>55 ms) in all CA patients, including 6 with normal QRS duration (≤100 ms). Thirteen supraventricular tachycardia ablations were performed in 11 patients. Of these, 7 underwent left atrial (LA) mapping and ablation for persistent AT/AF. Compared to non-CA age-matched comparator AF patients, CA patients had more extensive areas of low-voltage areas LA (63% ± 22% vs 34% ± 22%, P = .009) and a greater number of inducible ATs (3.3 ± 1.9 ATs vs 0.2 ± 0.4 ATs, P <.001). The recurrence rate for AT/AF 1 year after ablation was greater in CA patients (83% vs 25%), and the hazard ratio for postablation AT/AF recurrence in CA patients was 5.4 (95% confidence interval 1.9-35.5, P = .007).

CONCLUSION

In this group of patients with advanced CA and atrial arrhythmias, there was extensive conduction system disease and LA endocardial voltage abnormality. Catheter ablation persistent AT/AF in advanced CA was associated with a high recurrence rate and appears to have a limited role in control of these arrhythmias.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology

UniBE Contributor:

Baldinger, Samuel Hannes

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1547-5271

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Samuel Hannes Baldinger

Date Deposited:

26 Jul 2016 09:30

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:57

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.09.016

PubMed ID:

26400855

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Ablation; Amyloidosis; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Conduction; Electrophysiology

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.84092

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/84092

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