1. Echocardiography predictors of sustained sinus rhythm after cardioversion of supraventricular arrhythmia in patients with septic shock.
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Balik M, Waldauf P, Maly M, Brozek T, Rulisek J, Porizka M, Sachl R, Otahal M, Brestovansky P, Svobodova E, Flaksa M, Stach Z, Horejsek J, Volny L, Jurisinova I, Novotny A, Trachta P, Kunstyr J, Kopecky P, Tencer T, Pazout J, Krajcova A, and Duska F
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- Humans, Male, Female, Aged, Middle Aged, Anti-Arrhythmia Agents therapeutic use, Recurrence, Amiodarone therapeutic use, Amiodarone administration & dosage, Propafenone therapeutic use, Propafenone administration & dosage, Tachycardia, Supraventricular therapy, Tachycardia, Supraventricular physiopathology, Tachycardia, Supraventricular diagnostic imaging, Prospective Studies, Shock, Septic therapy, Shock, Septic physiopathology, Shock, Septic complications, Electric Countershock, Echocardiography
- Abstract
Purpose: The echocardiography parameters may predict the maintenance of sinus rhythm after cardioversion of a supraventricular arrhythmia (SVA)., Materials and Methods: Patients in septic shock with onset of an SVA, normal to moderately reduced LV systolic function (EF_LV˃̳35%) and on a continuous noradrenaline of <1.0 μg/kg.min were included. Echocardiography was performed at the arrhythmia onset, 1 h and 4 h post cardioversion on an infusion of propafenone or amiodarone., Results: Cardioversion was achieved in 96% of the 209 patients within a median time of 6(1.8-15.6)h, 134(64.1%) patients experienced at least one SVA recurrence after cardioversion. At 4 h the left atrial emptying fraction (LA_EF, cut-off 38.4%, AUC 0.69,p˂0.001), and transmitral A wave velocity-time-integral (Avti, cut-off 6.8 cm, AUC 0.65,p = 0.001) showed as limited predictors of a single arrhythmia recurrence. The LA_EF 44(36,49)%, (p = 0.005) and the Avti 8.65(7.13,9.50)cm, (p < 0.001) were associated with sustained sinus rhythm and decreased proportionally to increasing numbers of arrhythmia recurrences (p < 0.001 and p = 0.007, respectively). The enlarged left atrial end-systolic diameter at the arrhythmia onset (p = 0.04) and elevated systolic pulmonary artery pressure at 4 h (p = 0.007) were weak predictors of multiple(˃3) recurrences., Conclusion: The LA_EF and Avti are related to arrhythmia recurrences post-cardioversion suggesting potential guidance to the choice between rhythm and rate control strategies., Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03029169, registered on 24th of January 2017., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest None., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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