Atrial electromechanical delay in patients undergoing heart transplantation
Journal of Arrhythmia, cilt.33, sa.2, ss.122-126, 2017 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.joa.2016.07.015
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Arrhythmia
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.122-126
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Heart transplantation, Atrial fibrillation, Atrial electromechanical coupling, Atrial electromechanical delay, Doppler tissue imaging
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background We aimed to assess atrial electromechanical delay (AEMD) in patients who had undergone heart transplantation. Methods A total of 32 patients who underwent biatrial anastomosis heart transplantation (24 men, 8 women; mean age: 42±11 years) and 30 healthy volunteers (20 men, 10 women; mean age: 36±13 years) were included in the study. Atrial electromechanical coupling (PA), intra-AEMD, and inter-AEMD were measured. Results PA lateral (68±7 vs. 51±11 ms, p<0.01), PA septal (50±5 vs. 42±8 ms, p< 0.01) and PA tricuspid (39±6 vs. 36±9 ms, p<0.01), inter-AEMD (PA lateral–PA tricuspid) (27±7 vs. 10±4 ms, p<0.01), left intra-AEMD (PA lateral–PA septal) (18±7 vs. 10±4 ms, p<0.01), right intra-AEMD (PA septal–PA tricuspid) (13±5 vs. 5±3 ms, p<0.01) values were higher in patients who underwent heart transplantation than in a control population. Conclusion Inter-AEMD and intra-AEMD were prolonged in patients who underwent heart transplantation as compared to a control population. This may explain the increased atrial fibrillation and other atrial arrhythmia incidences associated with the biatrial anastomosis heart transplantation technique and may contribute to the treatment of atrial fibrillation in this special patient group.