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Efficacy of cardioverter-defibrillators in prevention of sudden death and overall mortality decrease in patients with the syndrome of dilation cardiomyopathy: Differential approach


  • Blagova O.
  • Nedostup A.
  • Zaklyazminskaya V.
Дата публикации:01.01.2018
Журнал: Russian Journal of Cardiology
БД: Scopus
Ссылка: Scopus

Аннтотация

© 2018, Silicea-Poligraf. All rights reserved. Aim. To evaluate the exact efficacy of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) and combination devices (CRT-D), and to evaluate their influence on the rate of sudden death and overall mortality in patients with the dilation cardiomyopathy syndrome (DCMP), and to clarify the selection criteria for implantation. Material and methods. Totally, 220 DCMP patients investigated: 66 (30%) of them (mean age 48,5±12,8 y. o., 47 males) underwent implantation of ICD (n=37) and CRT-D (n=29), 154 (70%) patients were in comparison group (mean age 47,1±12,4 y. o., 104 males). In 60 patients (93,9%) the devices were implanted for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Follow-up lasted for 16 [6; 37] months. As primary endpoints, the following parameters were used: “death+transplantation”, mortality, SCD, “SCD+shock” and “death+transplantation+proper shocks of the defibrillators”. Results. Mortality in all DCMP patients was 19,1%, “death+transplantation” — 21,4%, SCD — 2,7%. There were no significant differences by these values in patients with both devices (19,7%; 22,7% and 1,5%), ICD (21,6%; 24,3% and 2,7%), CRT-D (17,2%; 20,7; and 0) and patients with no devices (18,8%; 20,8% and 3,2%). Significantly higher rates by “SCD+shocks” (18,2% v 3,2%, p<0,001) and “death+transplantation+shocks” (36,4% vs 20,8%, p<0,05) in patients with the implanted devices witness for real impact of the defibrillators in equality of overall mortality and SCD parameters. Among the patients with implanted devices, the genetic and mixed (genetic and inflammatory) nature of DCMP predominated (62,1 v 35,7%, p<0,001), there was significantly lower EF (26,3±9,2 v 30,7±10,3%, p<0,01), its end value (31,1±11,0 v 39,2±13,5%, p<0,01), significantly higher end diastolic size of the left ventricle (EDS, LV, 6,8±0,8 v 6,5±0,8 cm, p<0,05) and the grade of mitral regurgitation. In patients with the devices, rate of proper shocks was 18,2%. In isolated myocarditis there were no shocks (35,3±9,1% v 26,8±9,3%, p<0,05), EDS significantly lower (6,2±0,6 cm v 6,9±0,9 cm, p<0,01), ECG signs of LV hypertrophy were more rare (16,7% v 56,3%, p<0,05), but more commonly — the low voltage of QRS (33,3% v 10,6%, p=0,53); there were no differences in the rates of cardiotropic drugs prescription. Main predictors of the shocks were genetic origin of DCMP (isolated or with myocarditis, 25/75%, comparing with 20/33% in patients with no shocks, p<0,01, HR 1,58, OR 10,93, sensitivity 94,1%, negative predictive value 99,2%), and sustained (HR 18,0, sensitivity 98,1%) and non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (HR 1,43, sensitivity and negative predictive value 100%), decrease of QRS voltage and absence of the signs of LV hypertrophy on ECG (negative predictive value 92,8% and 95,6%). Conclusion. In DCMP patients, implanting of ICD/CRT-D was performed with acknowledged additional criteria (genetic or mixed DCMP etiology, lower EF and worse response to treatment); due to more effective ICD therapy, the values of mortality, “death+transplantation” and SCD were not higher than in less severe patients with no such devices. Proper shocks developed in patients with significantly higher EF. As an independent SCD risk factor and a criteria for patients selection to defibrillator implantation, genetic origin of DCMP should be used, especially if comorbid with myocarditis. As the predictors for benign outcome — absence of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia, lower QRS voltage, signs of LV hypertrophy on ECG. An algorithm proposed of DCMP patients selection for ICD treatment.


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