https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/524189
標題: | Identification of good responders to rhythm control of paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography: Critical role of atrial substrate remodeling | 作者: | YI-CHIH WANG Lin, Lung-Chun MAO-SHIN LIN LING-PING LAI HWANG, JUEY-JEN Tseng Y.-Z. Tseng C.-D. JIUNN-LEE LIN |
公開日期: | 2005 | 卷: | 104 | 期: | 4 | 起(迄)頁: | 202-209 | 來源出版物: | Cardiology | 摘要: | Background: Identification of good responders to rhythm control in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) is worthwhile in terms of increasing hemodynamic benefit and decreasing the likelihood of unstable anticoagulation even after the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management. Methods: We tested the hypothesis that atrial substrate determines the risk of recurrence on rhythm control both in patients with paroxysmal AF (PAF) and in those with persistent or sustained AF (?1 week, SAF). There were 90 consecutive patients (mean age 63 ± 12 years, 67 males and 23 females) with previous PAF (n = 66) or SAF (n = 24). They were maintained in sinus rhythm successfully for at least 1 month after conversion and then studied by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. All of the patients were followed regularly by determination of symptoms, 12-lead ECG and intermittent Holter recording to determine recurrence of AF after echocardiographic study. Results: After 9.1 ± 3.8 (range 3-12) months of follow-up, 23 of the 90 (26%) patients had documented recurrence of AF (67 without recurrence). Univariate analysis of demographic characteristics, medications, ECG and echocardiographic parameters revealed that, compared with the group of patients without recurrent AF, the group of those with it included more members of the SAF group (11/27 vs. 13/67, p = 0.039), included more male subjects (22/23 vs. 45/67, p = 0.045), had a larger left atrial volume index (LAVI; 27 ± 9 vs. 22 ± 9 ml/m2, p = 0.024) and had lower LA appendage peak emptying velocity (LAAPEV; 42 ± 15 vs. 55 ± 22 cm/s, p = 0.01). Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis adjusted for age, gender and AF group revealed that patients with LAVI <30 ml/m2 and LAAPEV >46 cm/s had the least recurrence of AF (relative risk 0.18, 95% confidence interval 0.06-0.55, vs. with LAVI >30 ml/ m2 or LAAPEV <46 cm/s, p = 0.002). Kaplan-Meier probability of freedom from AF recurrence was significantly better when LAVI <30 ml/m2 (log-rank p = 0.02), LAAPEV > 46 cm/s (p = 0.013) or both (p = 0.004). The superiority to predict the rate of sinus rhythm maintenance was the same in the PAF and SAF groups. Conclusions: Good responders to rhythm control in the PAF and SAF groups share the characteristics of smaller LA volume and better LAA contractile function, emphasizing the critical role of atrial substrate remodeling in recurrence of AF. Copyright ? 2005 S. Karger AG. |
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ISSN: | 0008-6312 | DOI: | 10.1159/000088174 | SDG/關鍵字: | angiotensin 2 receptor antagonist; antiarrhythmic agent; beta adrenergic receptor blocking agent; calcium channel blocking agent; digitalis; dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase inhibitor; diuretic agent; adult; aged; article; cardioversion; confidence interval; controlled study; demography; female; follow up; heart atrium appendage; heart atrium fibrillation; heart left atrium; heart volume; Holter monitoring; human; Kaplan Meier method; major clinical study; male; multivariate analysis; paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia; prediction; priority journal; recurrent disease; regression analysis; sinus rhythm; symptomatology; transesophageal echocardiography; transthoracic echocardiography; velocity; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis of Variance; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Atrial Fibrillation; Echocardiography; Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Electric Countershock; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Conduction System; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Proportional Hazards Models; Recurrence; Research Design; Stroke Volume |
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