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Hämmerle P, Aeschbacher S, Schlageter V, Coslovsky M, Hennings E, Krisai P, Coduri F, Blum MR, Rodondi N, Reichlin T, Müller A, Stauber A, Moschovitis G, Rigamonti E, Beer J, Ammann P, Bonati LH, Conen D, Osswald S, Kühne M, Zuern CS. Heart rate variability and stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2024:S1547-5271(24)02570-0. [PMID: 38762133 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Stroke remains one of the most serious complications in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients and has been linked to disturbances of the autonomic nervous system. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that impaired cardiac autonomic function might be associated with an enhanced stroke risk in AF patients. METHODS We enrolled 1922 AF patients who were either in sinus rhythm (SR-group, n=1121) or AF (AF-group, n=801) on a 5-minute resting ECG recording. HRV triangular index (HRVI), standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals, root mean square root of successive differences of normal-to-normal intervals, mean heart rate, 5-min total power and power in the high frequency, low frequency and very low frequency range were calculated. We constructed Cox regression models to examine the association of HRV parameters with the composite endpoint of stroke or systemic embolism. RESULTS Mean age was 71±8 years in the SR group and 75±8 in the AF group. 37 patients in the SR group (3.4%) and 60 patients in the AF group (8.0%) experienced a stroke or systemic embolism during a follow-up time of 5 years. In patients with SR, HRVI <15 was the strongest HRV parameter to be associated with stroke or systemic embolism (hazard ratio 3.04; 95% confidence interval 1.3-7.0; p=0.009) after adjustment for multiple confounders. In the AF group, we found no HRV parameter to be associated with the composite endpoint. CONCLUSION HRVI measured during SR on a single 5-minute ECG recording is independently associated with stroke or systemic embolism in AF patients. HRV analysis in SR may help to improve risk stratification in AF patients.
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- Peter Hämmerle
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department Clinical Research, University of Basel, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Triemli Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Regional Hospital of Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Regional Hospital of Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, Cantonal Hospital of Baden and Molecular Cardiology, University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Rheinfelden Rehabilitation Clinic, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Pommier T, Duloquin G, Pinguet V, Comby PO, Guenancia C, Béjot Y. Atrial fibrillation and preexisting cognitive impairment in ischemic stroke patients: Dijon Stroke Registry. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2024; 123:105446. [PMID: 38640772 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common cause of ischemic stroke (IS), and is associated with cognitive impairment in the general population. We aimed to compare the prevalence of preexisting cognitive impairment between IS patients with and without AF, and to assess whether prior brain damage could contribute to the observed differences. METHODS Patients with acute IS were prospectively identified from the population-based Dijon Stroke Registry, France. Patients who had a CT-scan as brain imaging modality were included in this analysis to assess the presence of preexisting leukoaraiosis, old vascular brain lesions, and cerebral atrophy. Characteristics of patients including prior-to-stroke cognitive status (normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or dementia) were compared between those with and without AF. RESULTS Among 916 IS patients, 288 (31.4 %) had AF, of whom 88 had newly diagnosed AF. AF patients had more frequent prior MCI (17.8 % versus 10.2 %) or dementia (22.4 % versus 13.1 %) (p = 0.001), vascular risk factors, and preexisting brain damage. In unadjusted model, preexisting cognitive impairment was associated with AF (OR=2.24; 95 % CI: 1.49-3.37, p < 0.001 for MCI; OR=2.20; 95 % CI: 1.52-3.18, p < 0.001 for dementia). After adjustment for clinical and imaging variables, preexisting mild cognitive impairment (OR=1.87; 95 % CI: 1.06-3.32, p = 0.032) and dementia (OR=1.98; 95 % CI: 1.15-3.40, p = 0.013) were independently associated with AF. CONCLUSION AF is a common condition in IS patients and is associated with preexisting cognitive impairment. Brain lesions visible on imaging did not seem to fully account for this association that may involve other mechanisms yet to be elucidated.
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- Thibaut Pommier
- Dijon Stroke Registry, Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Cardio-cerebrovascular disease (PEC2), University of Burgundy, EA7460, France; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Dijon, France
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- Dijon Stroke Registry, Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Cardio-cerebrovascular disease (PEC2), University of Burgundy, EA7460, France; Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Dijon, 14 rue Paul Gaffarel, BP 77908, Dijon cedex 21079, France
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- Dijon Stroke Registry, Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Cardio-cerebrovascular disease (PEC2), University of Burgundy, EA7460, France; Department of Neuroimaging, University Hospital of Dijon, France
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- Dijon Stroke Registry, Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Cardio-cerebrovascular disease (PEC2), University of Burgundy, EA7460, France; Department of Neuroimaging, University Hospital of Dijon, France
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- Dijon Stroke Registry, Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Cardio-cerebrovascular disease (PEC2), University of Burgundy, EA7460, France; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Dijon, France
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- Dijon Stroke Registry, Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Cardio-cerebrovascular disease (PEC2), University of Burgundy, EA7460, France; Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Dijon, 14 rue Paul Gaffarel, BP 77908, Dijon cedex 21079, France.
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Hu G, Collet JP, Zhao M, Lu Y, Wang Y. Associations between Autonomic Function and Cognitive Performance among Patients with Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. Brain Sci 2023; 13. [PMID: 36831887 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13020344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Data linking heart rate variability (HRV) and cognitive status remains controversial and scarce, particularly in cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) patients. Whether the association between HRV and cognitive performance exists in CSVD patients is unclear. Hence, we aimed to investigate the association between HRV and cognitive performance in patients with CSVD. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 117 CSVD patients. All patients underwent HRV assessment and global cognitive evaluation by the Mini-Mental-State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Multivariable analyses were performed to evaluate the association between HRV and cognitive status. The mean age of study population was 59.5 ± 11.8 years and 39.3% were female. After adjusting for confounding factors, a higher high frequency (HF) norm was independently associated with better MMSE scores (β = 0.051; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.012~0.090; p = 0.011) and MoCA scores (β = 0.061; 95% CI: 0.017~0.105; p = 0.007), while a higher low frequency (LF)/HF ratio was independently associated with worse MMSE scores (β = -0.492; 95% CI: -0.893~-0.092; p = 0.017) and MoCA scores (β = -0.691; 95% CI: -1.134~-0.248; p = 0.003). The HF norm was positively associated with global cognitive performance, whereas the LF/HF ratio was negatively associated with global cognitive performance among CSVD patients. Further study of the relationship between autonomic function and cognitive performance is warranted.
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Sabil A, Blanchard M, Gervès-Pinquié C, Gagnadoux F. Reply to "Role in nocturnal pulse rate variability in predicting clinical outcome for patients with OSA". J Am Geriatr Soc 2022; 70:3652-3653. [PMID: 36111674 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- AbdelKebir Sabil
- Cloud Sleep Lab, Paris, France.,Pays de la Loire Respiratory Health Research Institute, Beaucouzé, France
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Angers University hospital, Angers, France.,INSERM Unit 1063, Angers, France
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Sabil A, Blanchard M, Annweiler C, Bailly S, Goupil F, Pigeanne T, Trzepizur W, Gervès-Pinquié C, Gagnadoux F. Overnight pulse rate variability and risk of major neurocognitive disorder in older patients with obstructive sleep apnea. J Am Geriatr Soc 2022; 70:3127-3137. [PMID: 35726128 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increasing evidence links obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to cognitive decline. Autonomic dysfunction assessed by heart rate variability is a promising early biomarker of cognitive impairment in populations without major neurocognitive disorder (MND). We aimed to determine whether nocturnal pulse rate variability (PRV) extracted from oximetry signal and OSA severity could predict MND onset among older OSA patients. METHODS This study relied on data collected within the multicenter longitudinal Pays de la Loire Sleep Cohort, linked to health administrative data to identify new-onset MND. We included patients ≥60 years with newly diagnosed OSA, and no history of MND or atrial fibrillation. Cox proportional-hazards models were used to evaluate the association of MND with indices of PRV and OSA severity generated from sleep recordings. RESULTS After a median follow-up of 6.8 [4.7-9.4] years, 70 of 3283 patients (2.1%) had been diagnosed with MND. In multivariable Cox models, MND incidence was associated with age (p < 0.0001), depression (p = 0.013), and PRV assessed by the root mean square of the successive normal-to-normal (NN) beat interval differences (RMSSD; p = 0.008) and standard deviation of NN beat intervals (SDNN; p = 0.02). Patients with the highest quartile of RMSSD had a 2.3-fold [95%CI 1.11-4.92] higher risk of being diagnosed with MND. Indices of OSA and nocturnal hypoxia severity were not associated with MND. CONCLUSIONS Within a large clinic-based cohort of older patients with OSA, we found an association between oximetry-based indices of PRV and the onset of MND. Nocturnal oximetry-derived PRV indices could allow the early identification of OSA patients at higher risk of MND.
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- AbdelKebir Sabil
- Institut de Recherche en Santé Respiratoires des Pays de la Loire (IRSR-PL), Beaucouzé, France.,Cloud Sleep Lab, Paris, France
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- Département de gériatrie et Centre mémoire ressources recherche, Centre de recherche sur l'autonomie et la longévité, Centre hospitalier universitaire, Angers, France.,UPRES EA 4638, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Grenoble, France
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- Université d'Angers, Département de Pneumologie et Médecine du Sommeil, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Olonne sur Mer si, Angers, France
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- Institut de Recherche en Santé Respiratoires des Pays de la Loire (IRSR-PL), Beaucouzé, France
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- Université d'Angers, Département de Pneumologie et Médecine du Sommeil, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Olonne sur Mer si, Angers, France
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