Lower heart rates and beta-blockers are associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation

Autor: Nicole Habel, Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, Margaret Infeld, Jodi L. Koehler, Paul D. Ziegler, Daniel L. Lustgarten, Markus Meyer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal of Cardiology. Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention, Vol 17, Iss , Pp 200182- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2772-4875
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcrp.2023.200182
Popis: Background: Lower heart rates (HRs) prolong diastole, which increases filling pressures and wall stress. As a result, lower HRs may be associated with higher brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and incident atrial fibrillation (AF). Beta-blockers may increase the risk for AF due to suppression of resting HRs. Objective: Examine the relationships of HR, BNP, beta-blockers and new-onset AF in the REVEAL-AF and SPRINT cohort of subjects at risk for developing AF. Methods: In REVEAL-AF, 383 subjects without a history of AF and a mean CHA2DS2VASC score of 4.4 ± 1.3 received an insertable cardiac monitor and were followed up to 30 months. In SPRINT, 7595 patients without prior history of AF and a mean CHA2DS2VASC score of 2.3 ± 1.2 were followed up to 60 months. Results: The median daytime HR in the REVEAL-AF cohort was 75bpm [IQR 68–83]. Subjects with below-median HRs had 2.4-fold higher BNP levels compared to subjects with above-median HRs (median BNP [IQR]: 62 pg/dl [37−112] vs. 26 pg/dl [13–53], p
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