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BACKGROUND: The current ACC/AHA guidelines on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) caution that alcohol septal ablation (ASA) might be less effective in patients with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) ≥ 100 mm Hg. METHODS: We used a multinational registry to evaluate the outcome of ASA patients according to baseline LVOTO. RESULTS: A total of 1346 ASA patients were enrolled and followed for 5.8 ± 4.7 years (7764 patient-years). The patients with baseline LVOTO ≥ 100 mm Hg were significantly older (61 ± 14 years vs 57 ± 13 years; P < 0.01), more often women (60% vs 45%; P < 0.01), and had a more pronounced HCM phenotype than those with baseline LVOTO < 100 mm Hg. There were no significant differences in the occurrences of 30-day major cardiovascular adverse events in the 2 groups. After propensity score matching (2 groups, 257 pairs of patients), the long-term survival was similar in both groups (P = 0.10), the relative reduction of LVOTO was higher in the group with baseline LVOTO ≥ 100 mm Hg (82 ± 21% vs 73 ± 26%; P < 0.01), but the residual resting LVOTO remained higher in this group (23 ± 29 mm Hg vs 13 ± 13 mm Hg; P < 0.01). Dyspnoea (NYHA functional class) at the most recent clinical check-up was similar in the 2 groups (1.7 ± 0.7 vs 1.7 ± 0.7; P = 0.85), and patients with baseline LVOTO ≥ 100 mm Hg underwent more reinterventions (P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: After propensity matching, ASA patients with baseline LVOTO ≥ 100 mm Hg had similar survival and dyspnoea as patients with baseline LVOTO < 100 mm Hg, but their residual LVOTO and risk of repeated procedures were higher.
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica , Obstrução da Via de Saída Ventricular Esquerda , Obstrução do Fluxo Ventricular Externo , Humanos , Feminino , Pontuação de Propensão , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/complicações , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/diagnóstico , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/cirurgia , Dispneia/etiologia , Obstrução do Fluxo Ventricular Externo/cirurgia , Resultado do Tratamento , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
This study aimed to derive a new score, the Alcohol Septal Ablation-Sudden Cardiac ARREst (ASA-SCARRE) risk score, that can be easily used to evaluate the risk of sudden cardiac arrest events (sudden cardiac death, resuscitation, or appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator discharge) after alcohol septal ablation (ASA) in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. We analyzed 1,834 patients from the Euro-ASA registry (49% men, mean age 57 ± 14 years) who were followed up for 5.0 ± 4.3 years (9,202 patient-years) after ASA. A total of 65 patients (3.5%) experienced sudden cardiac arrest events, translating to 0.72 events per 100 patient-years. The independent predictors of sudden cardiac arrest events were septum thickness before ASA (hazard ratio 1.09 per 1 mm, 95% confidence interval 1.04 to 1.14, p <0.001) and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient at the last clinical checkup (hazard ratio 1.01 per 1 mm Hg, 95% confidence interval 1.01 to 1.02, p = 0.002). The following ASA-SCARRE risk scores were derived and independently predicted long-term risk of sudden cardiac arrest events: "0" for both LVOT gradient <30 mmHg and baseline septum thickness <20 mm; "1" for LVOT gradient ≥30 mm Hg or baseline septum thickness ≥20 mm; and "2" for both LVOT gradient ≥30 mm Hg and baseline septum thickness ≥20 mm. The C statistic of the ASA-SCARRE risk score was 0.684 (SE 0.030). In conclusion, the ASA-SCARRE risk score may be a useful and easily available clinical tool to predict risk of sudden cardiac arrest events after ASA in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
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Técnicas de Ablação , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica , Masculino , Humanos , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Feminino , Etanol/uso terapêutico , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/complicações , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/cirurgia , Morte Súbita Cardíaca/epidemiologia , Morte Súbita Cardíaca/etiologia , Morte Súbita Cardíaca/prevenção & controle , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Atrioventricular block is a frequent major complication after alcohol septal ablation (ASA). OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of patients with implanted permanent pacemaker (PPM) related to a high-grade atrioventricular block after ASA for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. METHODS: We used a multinational registry (the Euro-ASA registry) to evaluate the outcome of patients with PPM after ASA. RESULTS: A total of 1,814 patients were enrolled and followed up for 5.0 ± 4.3 years (median = 4.0 years). A total of 170 (9.4%) patients underwent PPM implantation during the first 30 days after ASA. Using propensity score matching, 139 pairs (n = 278) constituted the matched PPM and non-PPM groups. Between the matched groups, there were no long-term differences in New York Heart Association functional class (1.5 ± 0.7 vs 1.5 ± 0.9, P = 0.99) and survival (log-rank P = 0.47). Patients in the matched PPM group had lower long-term left ventricular (LV) outflow gradient (12 ± 12 mm Hg vs 17 ± 19 mm Hg, P < 0.01), more pronounced LV outflow gradient decrease (81% ± 17% vs 72% ± 35%, P < 0.01), and lower LV ejection fraction (64% ± 8% vs 66% ± 8%, P = 0.02) and were less likely to undergo reintervention (re-ASA or myectomy) (log-rank P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy treated with ASA have a 9% probability of PPM implantation within 30 days after ASA. In long-term follow-up, patients with PPM had similar long-term survival and New York Heart Association functional class but lower LV outflow gradient, a more pronounced LV outflow gradient decrease, a lower LV ejection fraction, and a lower likelihood of reintervention compared with patients without PPM.
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Técnicas de Ablação , Bloqueio Atrioventricular , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica , Marca-Passo Artificial , Técnicas de Ablação/efeitos adversos , Bloqueio Atrioventricular/diagnóstico , Bloqueio Atrioventricular/etiologia , Bloqueio Atrioventricular/terapia , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/diagnóstico por imagem , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/cirurgia , Etanol/efeitos adversos , Septos Cardíacos/diagnóstico por imagem , Septos Cardíacos/cirurgia , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate short- and long-term outcomes related to dose of alcohol administered during alcohol septal ablation (ASA) in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Current guidelines recommend using 1-3 mL of alcohol administered in the target septal perforator artery, but this recommendation is based more on practical experience of interventionalists rather than on systematic evidence. METHODS: We included 1448 patients and used propensity score to match patients who received a low-dose (1.0-1.9 mL) versus a high-dose (2.0-3.8 mL) of alcohol during ASA. RESULTS: The matched cohort analysis comprised 770 patients (n = 385 in both groups). There was a similar occurrence of 30-day post-procedural adverse events (13% vs. 12%; p = 0.59), and similar all-cause mortality rates (0.8% vs. 0.5%; p = 1) in the low-dose group and the high-dose group, respectively. In the long-term follow-up (5.4 ± 4.5 years), a total of 110 (14%) patients died representing 2.58 deaths and 2.64 deaths per 100 patient-years in the low dose and the high dose group (logrank, p = 0.92), respectively. There were no significant differences in the long-term dyspnea and left ventricular outflow gradient between the two groups. Patients treated with a low-dose of alcohol underwent more subsequent septal reduction procedures (logrank, p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: Matched HOCM patients undergoing ASA with a low-dose (1.0-1.9 mL) or a high-dose (2.0-3.8 mL) of alcohol had similar short- and long-term outcomes. A higher rate of repeated septal reduction procedures was observed in the group treated with a low-dose of alcohol.
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Técnicas de Ablação , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica , Ablação por Cateter , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/diagnóstico por imagem , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/cirurgia , Etanol , Septos Cardíacos/diagnóstico por imagem , Septos Cardíacos/cirurgia , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
AIMS: Based on European guidelines, alcohol septal ablation (ASA) for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is indicated only in patients with interventricular septum (IVS) thickness >16 mm. The aim of this study was to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes in ASA patients with mild hypertrophy (IVS ≤ 16 mm). METHODS AND RESULTS: We retrospectively evaluated 1505 consecutive ASA patients and used propensity score to match 172 pairs (344 patients) in groups IVS ≤ 16 mm or IVS > 16 mm. There was no occurrence of post-ASA ventriculoseptal defect in the whole cohort (n = 1505). Matched patients had 30-day mortality rate 0% in IVS ≤ 16 mm group and 0.6% in IVS > 16 mm group (P = 1). Patients in IVS ≤ 16 mm group had more ASA-attributable early complications (16% vs. 9%; P = 0.049), which was driven by higher need for pacemaker implantation (13% vs. 8%; P = 0.22). The mean follow-up was 5.4 ± 4.3 years and the annual all-cause mortality rate was 1.8 and 3.2 deaths per 100-patient-years in IVS ≤ 16 group and IVS > 16 group, respectively (log-rank test P = 0.04). There were no differences in symptom relief and left ventricular (LV) gradient reduction. Patients with IVS ≤ 16 mm had less repeated septal reduction procedures (log-rank test P = 0.03). CONCLUSION: Selected patients with HOCM and mild hypertrophy (IVS ≤ 16 mm) had more early post-ASA complications driven by need for pacemaker implantation, but their long-term survival is better than in patients with IVS >16 mm. While relief of symptoms and LV obstruction reduction is similar in both groups, a need for repeat septal reduction is higher in patients with IVS > 16 mm.
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Técnicas de Ablação , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica , Hipertrofia Ventricular Esquerda , Técnicas de Ablação/efeitos adversos , Técnicas de Ablação/métodos , Técnicas de Ablação/estatística & dados numéricos , Idoso , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/mortalidade , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/patologia , Cardiomiopatia Hipertrófica/cirurgia , Feminino , Septos Cardíacos/patologia , Septos Cardíacos/cirurgia , Humanos , Hipertrofia Ventricular Esquerda/complicações , Hipertrofia Ventricular Esquerda/mortalidade , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Pontuação de Propensão , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The long-term efficacy and safety of alcohol septal ablation (ASA) in patients with highly symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy has been demonstrated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of mildly symptomatic patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy treated with ASA. METHODS AND RESULTS: We retrospectively evaluated consecutive patients enrolled in the Euro-ASA registry (1427 patients) and identified 161 patients (53±13 years; 27% women) who were mildly symptomatic (New York Heart Association [NYHA] class II) pre-ASA. The median (interquartile range) follow-up was 4.8 (1.7-8.5) years. The clinical outcome was assessed and compared with the age- and sex-matched general population. The 30-day mortality after ASA was 0.6% and the annual all-cause mortality rate was 1.7%, which was similar to the age- and sex-matched general population (P=0.62). A total of 141 (88%) patients had resting left ventricular outflow tract gradient at the last clinical checkup ≤30 mm Hg. Obstruction was reduced from 63±32 to 15±19 mm Hg (P<0.01), and the mean NYHA class decreased from 2.0±0 to 1.3±0.1 (P<0.01); 69%, 29%, and 2% of patients were in NYHA class I, II, and III at the last clinical checkup, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Mildly symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy patients treated with ASA had sustained symptomatic and hemodynamic relief with a low risk of developing severe heart failure. Their survival is comparable to the general population.