Sex differences in echocardiographic predictors of bradycardia detected by implantable loop recorder in patients with syncope and palpitations
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Sex differences in echocardiographic predictors of bradycardia detected by implantable loop recorder in patients with syncope and palpitations. / Falsing, Mathilde Musoni; Brainin, Philip; Andersen, Ditte Madsen; Larroudé, Charlotte Ellen; Lindhardt, Tommi Bo; Ravnkilde, Kirstine; Modin, Daniel; Karsum, Emil Høegholm; Gislason, Gunnar; Biering-Sørensen, Tor.
In: Echocardiography, Vol. 38, No. 7, 2021, p. 1186-1194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Sex differences in echocardiographic predictors of bradycardia detected by implantable loop recorder in patients with syncope and palpitations
AU - Falsing, Mathilde Musoni
AU - Brainin, Philip
AU - Andersen, Ditte Madsen
AU - Larroudé, Charlotte Ellen
AU - Lindhardt, Tommi Bo
AU - Ravnkilde, Kirstine
AU - Modin, Daniel
AU - Karsum, Emil Høegholm
AU - Gislason, Gunnar
AU - Biering-Sørensen, Tor
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Objective: Our aim was to investigate whether echocardiography may aid in identifying patients, specifically men, at risk of bradycardia as detected by implantable loop recorders (ILR) in patients evaluated for syncope and palpitations. Methods: We included ambulatory patients undergoing ILR implantation for syncope (84%), presyncope (9%), and palpitations (8%). Echocardiographic examination was performed prior to implantation (2.9 months [IQR 1.0–6.0 months]). Echocardiograms were analyzed for conventional and speckle tracking parameters. We examined time to first event of bradycardia, defined as (a) heart rate <30 beats/min and (b) ≥4 beats, including sinus arrest, asystole, sinoatrial block, and second- and third-degree atrioventricular nodal block. We applied Cox proportional hazards models. Results: A total of 285 patients we enrolled, and during a median time of 2.7 years [IQR 1.0, 3.3 years] of continuous heart rhythm monitoring, 84 (29%) had bradycardia detected by ILR. Patients with bradycardia were older (61 ± 19 years vs 55 ± 18 years, P =.01) and more frequently men (62% vs 44%, P =.01). Sex modified the association between echocardiographic parameters and bradycardia (P interaction <0.05 for all), such that left ventricular LV mass index (HR: 1.02 per 1g/m2 increase [1.01-1.04], P <.001), LV ejection fraction (HR: 1.04 per 1% decrease [1.01-1.08], P =.02), and global longitudinal strain (HR: 1.09 per 1% decrease [1.01-1.19], P =.03) were associated with bradycardia in men but not women (P >.05 for all in female). After adjusting for baseline clinical characteristics, medical therapy, and loop indication, the abovementioned parameters remained significantly associated with incident bradycardia in men. Conclusion: Echocardiographic parameters of LV structure and function may potentially be more useful for predicting bradycardia in men than women, among patients undergoing ILR implantation for syncope, presyncope, and palpations.
AB - Objective: Our aim was to investigate whether echocardiography may aid in identifying patients, specifically men, at risk of bradycardia as detected by implantable loop recorders (ILR) in patients evaluated for syncope and palpitations. Methods: We included ambulatory patients undergoing ILR implantation for syncope (84%), presyncope (9%), and palpitations (8%). Echocardiographic examination was performed prior to implantation (2.9 months [IQR 1.0–6.0 months]). Echocardiograms were analyzed for conventional and speckle tracking parameters. We examined time to first event of bradycardia, defined as (a) heart rate <30 beats/min and (b) ≥4 beats, including sinus arrest, asystole, sinoatrial block, and second- and third-degree atrioventricular nodal block. We applied Cox proportional hazards models. Results: A total of 285 patients we enrolled, and during a median time of 2.7 years [IQR 1.0, 3.3 years] of continuous heart rhythm monitoring, 84 (29%) had bradycardia detected by ILR. Patients with bradycardia were older (61 ± 19 years vs 55 ± 18 years, P =.01) and more frequently men (62% vs 44%, P =.01). Sex modified the association between echocardiographic parameters and bradycardia (P interaction <0.05 for all), such that left ventricular LV mass index (HR: 1.02 per 1g/m2 increase [1.01-1.04], P <.001), LV ejection fraction (HR: 1.04 per 1% decrease [1.01-1.08], P =.02), and global longitudinal strain (HR: 1.09 per 1% decrease [1.01-1.19], P =.03) were associated with bradycardia in men but not women (P >.05 for all in female). After adjusting for baseline clinical characteristics, medical therapy, and loop indication, the abovementioned parameters remained significantly associated with incident bradycardia in men. Conclusion: Echocardiographic parameters of LV structure and function may potentially be more useful for predicting bradycardia in men than women, among patients undergoing ILR implantation for syncope, presyncope, and palpations.
U2 - 10.1111/echo.15085
DO - 10.1111/echo.15085
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34037991
AN - SCOPUS:85106413418
VL - 38
SP - 1186
EP - 1194
JO - Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques
JF - Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques
SN - 0742-2822
IS - 7
ER -
ID: 301448823