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Zhu X, Chu H, Li J, Wang C, Li W, Wang Z, Xu Z, Jing Y, Zhao R, Zhong L, Hu N. New Discovery of Left Atrial Macroreentry Tachycardia: Originating from the Spontaneous Scarring of Left Atrial Anterior Wall. J Interv Cardiol 2021; 2021:2829070. [PMID: 34992506 PMCID: PMC8694995 DOI: 10.1155/2021/2829070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
AIMS This study sought to describe left atrial macroreentry tachycardia (LAMRT) originating from the spontaneous scarring of left atrial anterior wall (LAAW) and its clinical and electrophysiological characteristics, mechanisms, and the formation of substrates. METHODS AND RESULTS 9 of 123 patients (89% female, age 79.78 ± 5.59 years) had LAMRT originating from the LAAW with no cardiac surgery or prior left atrial (LA) ablation. The mean tachycardia cycle length (TCL) was 241.67 ± 38.00 milliseconds. Spontaneous scars areas and low voltage areas (LVAs) in the LAAW were found in all patients. Successful ablation of the critical isthmus caused termination of the LAMRT and was not inducible in all patients. Arrhythmogenic substrates of LAMRT were the spontaneous scars of LAAW, which matched with the aorta or/and pulmonary artery contact area. The area under the curve (AUC) of age and combination of gender and age for predicting the LAMRT originating from the LAAW were 0.918 and 0.951, respectively, with a cutoff value of ≥73.5 years of age and gender (female) predicting LAMRT with 88.9% sensitivity and 89% specificity. CONCLUSION Combination of gender and age provides a simple and useful criterion to distinguish LAMRT from cavotricuspid isthmus- (CTI-) dependent atrial tachycardia in macroreentry atrial tachycardia (MRAT) in patients without a history of surgery or ablation. Aorta or/and pulmonary artery contacting LA may be related to spontaneous scars. Ablation the isthmus eliminated LAMRT in all patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuefeng Zhu
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Doppler Ultrasonic Department, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Statistics, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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Odening KE, Deiß S, Dilling-Boer D, Didenko M, Eriksson U, Nedios S, Ng FS, Roca Luque I, Sanchez Borque P, Vernooy K, Wijnmaalen AP, Yorgun H. Mechanisms of sex differences in atrial fibrillation: role of hormones and differences in electrophysiology, structure, function, and remodelling. Europace 2018; 21:366-376. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Katja E Odening
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, Heart Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Asklepios Medical Center Altona, Department of Cardiology, Arrhythmia Unit, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgical and Interventional Arrhythmology, Kuprianov's Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Rhythmology Division, Department of Medicine, GZO Regional Health Center, Wetzikon, Switzerland
- Cardioimmunology, Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, HX Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Electrophysiology Unit, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Daneshvar M, Desai N, Andriulli J, Ortman M, Eno E, Hunter K, Russo AM. Gender Differences in Presentation, Treatment, and In-Hospital Outcome of Patients Admitted With Heart Failure Complicated by Atrial Fibrillation (from the Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure [GWTG-HF] Registry). Am J Cardiol 2018; 121:450-454. [PMID: 29329826 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Almost 25% of patients with heart failure (HF) have coexisting atrial fibrillation (AF), the latter of which may increase morbidity and mortality. Despite the high prevalence of HF with concomitant AF, this subgroup of patients remains understudied. This study examines gender differences in presentation, treatment and in-hospital outcome of patients with HF and AF. The Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure (GWTG-HF) database enrolled 6,496 patients with HF who presented to Cooper University Hospital from 2005 to 2012. Twenty-four percent (1,561 patients) had concomitant AF. Pearson chi-square tests and the Student T-tests were used to compare patient characteristics by gender. Multivariate logistic regression was used to predict in-hospital mortality. Six hundred sixty-nine (42.8%) patients with HF and AF were women. Women were older (p <0.001), had a higher ejection fraction (p <0.001), had systolic hypertension (p <0.001), and were more likely to have health insurance (p <0.001). Despite a higher CHADS2 score in women (p = 0.007), there was no gender difference in percent of anticoagulation medications prescribed before admission. Women were less likely to present with dizziness, lightheadedness, or syncope, and were more likely to be compliant with medications and diet recommendations before admission. Despite differences in presentation, co-morbidities, and therapy, in-hospital mortality was similar between men and women. Decreased appetite or early satiety predicted in-hospital mortality in women, whereas age, chest pain on admission, and decreased appetite or early satiety predicted in-hospital mortality in men. In conclusion, women presenting with HF complicated by AF clinically differ from men, but despite these differences, both groups shared similar symptom presentation and in-hospital mortality rates.
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Xuereb R, Magri CJ, Xuereb S, Xuereb M, Mangion MZ, Xuereb RG. Female gender and cardiovascular disease. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2016; 77:454-9. [DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.8.454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Rachel Xuereb
- Third year medical student at the University of Malta, Malta
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- Resident Specialist in the Department of Cardiology, Mater Dei Hospital, Tal-Qroqq, Msida MSD 2090, Malta, and Visiting Lecturer, University of Malta, Malta
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- Foundation Year 2 Doctor in the Department of Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta
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- Consultant Cardiologist in the Department of Cardiology, Mater Dei Hospital, and Visiting Senior Lecturer, University of Malta, Malta
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- Chairman and Consultant Cardiologist in the Department of Cardiology, Mater Dei Hospital, and Visiting Senior Lecturer, University of Malta, Malta
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Raiten JM, Ghadimi K, Augoustides JGT, Ramakrishna H, Patel PA, Weiss SJ, Gutsche JT. Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: clinical update on mechanisms and prophylactic strategies. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2016; 29:806-16. [PMID: 26009291 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jesse M Raiten
- Cardiovascular Critical Care Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of CT Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Departmsent of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Departmsent of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Departmsent of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Departmsent of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Diastolic dysfunction, diagnostic and perioperative management in cardiac surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2015; 28:60-6. [DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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