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  • Title: Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
    Author: Gutierrez A, Ash J, Akdemir B, Alexy T, Cogswell R, Chen J, Adabag S.
    Journal: Pacing Clin Electrophysiol; 2020 Oct; 43(10):1126-1131. PubMed ID: 32809234.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a common arrhythmia in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction but its incidence, predictors, and significance have not been determined in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of arrhythmias in two cohorts of patients with an HFpEF diagnosis. Patients in cohort 1 (n = 40) underwent routine arrhythmia surveillance with a 14-day ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor. Patients in cohort 2 (n = 85) had cardiac pacemakers and underwent routine device interrogations. RESULTS: In cohort 1, 13 patients (32.5%) had one or more episodes of nonsustained VT (NSVT) on ambulatory ECG. In cohort 2, 38 patients (44.7%) had NSVT on cardiac pacemaker interrogations. During a median (interquartile range) follow-up of 3.0 (1.6 to 5.1) years, 15 (12%) patients died (20% of patients with NSVT versus 6.8% of those without NSVT; P = .03). In logistic regression analysis, NSVT was associated with a 3.4-fold higher odds of death (95% confidence interval 1.08 to 10.53; P = .04) in HFpEF. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, patients with HFpEF have a relatively high, and possibly underappreciated, burden of NSVT, which confers a higher risk of mortality. The frequent episodes of NSVT in these patients may provide insight into the mechanism of sudden cardiac death in HFpEF.
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