Asystole on loop recorder in patients with unexplained syncope and negative tilt testing: age distribution and clinical predictors.
Clin Auton Res
; 34(1): 137-142, 2024 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Approximately 50% of patients with unexplained syncope and negative head-up tilt test (HUTT) who have an electrocardiogram (ECG) documentation of spontaneous syncope during implantable loop recorder (ILR) show an asystolic pause at the time of the event.OBJECTIVE:
The aim of the study was to evaluate the age distribution and clinical predictors of asystolic syncope detected by ILR in patients with unexplained syncope and negative HUTT.METHODS:
This research employed a retrospective, single-center study of consecutive patients. The ILR-documented spontaneous syncope was classified according to the International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology (ISSUE) classification.RESULTS:
Among 113 patients (54.0 ± 19.6 years; 46% male), 49 had an ECG-documented recurrence of syncope during the observation period and 28 of these later (24.8%, corresponding to 57.1% of the patients with a diagnostic event) had a diagnosis of asystolic syncope at ILR type 1A was present in 24 (85.7%), type 1B in 1 (3.6%), and type 1C in 3 (10.7%) patients. The age distribution of asystolic syncope was bimodal, with a peak at age < 19 years and a second peak at the age of 60-79 years. At Cox multivariable analysis, syncope without prodromes (OR 3.7; p = 0.0008) and use of beta blockers (OR 3.2; p = 0.002) were independently associated to ILR-detected asystole.CONCLUSIONS:
In patients with unexplained syncope and negative HUTT, the age distribution of asystolic syncope detected by ILR is bimodal, suggesting a different mechanism responsible for asystole in both younger and older patients. The absence of prodromes and the use of beta blockers are independent predictors of ILR-detected asystole.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síncope
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Paro Cardíaco
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Auton Res
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia