Abstract
Background: The effect of BP measured prior to the cardioversion has not been studied. Methods: Eighty patients (mean age 62±11 yrs, 44 men) with atrial fibrillation (AF), who underwent 92 cardioversions, were included. Non-invasive BP was measured. We performed a retrospective review of clinical data. The variables included into logistic regression analysis were: BP, age, gender, arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, obesity, left atrial diameter, duration of AF, antiarrhythmic and antihypertensive therapy. Results: A success rate of cardioversion was 60.9%. BP was lower in the group of patients with a successful cardioversion (mean BP 97±15 vs 104±10 mmHg, p=0.02; systolic BP 130±21 vs 140±18 mmHg, p=0.02; diastolic BP 81±14 vs 86±8 mmHg, p=0.07). Mean, systolic and diastolic BP cut-off levels with the highest sum of sensitivity and specificity were 103, 138 and 75 mmHg, respectively. Conclusions: Subjects with a successful cardioversion had lower BP measured immediately prior to the procedure. BP and concurrent antiarrhythmic treatment were the only predictors of a successful cardioversion (Tab. 1, Ref. 29).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 116-120 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Bratislavské lekárske listy |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Arterial hypertension
- Atrial fibrillation
- Blood pressure
- Direct-current cardioversion
- Electrical cardioversion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Blood pressure prior to cardioversion predicts a conversion to sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation. / Kaluzay, J.; Ferencik, Maros; Mardiakova, K.; Remisova, S.
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T1 - Blood pressure prior to cardioversion predicts a conversion to sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation
AU - Kaluzay, J.
AU - Ferencik, Maros
AU - Mardiakova, K.
AU - Remisova, S.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Background: The effect of BP measured prior to the cardioversion has not been studied. Methods: Eighty patients (mean age 62±11 yrs, 44 men) with atrial fibrillation (AF), who underwent 92 cardioversions, were included. Non-invasive BP was measured. We performed a retrospective review of clinical data. The variables included into logistic regression analysis were: BP, age, gender, arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, obesity, left atrial diameter, duration of AF, antiarrhythmic and antihypertensive therapy. Results: A success rate of cardioversion was 60.9%. BP was lower in the group of patients with a successful cardioversion (mean BP 97±15 vs 104±10 mmHg, p=0.02; systolic BP 130±21 vs 140±18 mmHg, p=0.02; diastolic BP 81±14 vs 86±8 mmHg, p=0.07). Mean, systolic and diastolic BP cut-off levels with the highest sum of sensitivity and specificity were 103, 138 and 75 mmHg, respectively. Conclusions: Subjects with a successful cardioversion had lower BP measured immediately prior to the procedure. BP and concurrent antiarrhythmic treatment were the only predictors of a successful cardioversion (Tab. 1, Ref. 29).
AB - Background: The effect of BP measured prior to the cardioversion has not been studied. Methods: Eighty patients (mean age 62±11 yrs, 44 men) with atrial fibrillation (AF), who underwent 92 cardioversions, were included. Non-invasive BP was measured. We performed a retrospective review of clinical data. The variables included into logistic regression analysis were: BP, age, gender, arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, obesity, left atrial diameter, duration of AF, antiarrhythmic and antihypertensive therapy. Results: A success rate of cardioversion was 60.9%. BP was lower in the group of patients with a successful cardioversion (mean BP 97±15 vs 104±10 mmHg, p=0.02; systolic BP 130±21 vs 140±18 mmHg, p=0.02; diastolic BP 81±14 vs 86±8 mmHg, p=0.07). Mean, systolic and diastolic BP cut-off levels with the highest sum of sensitivity and specificity were 103, 138 and 75 mmHg, respectively. Conclusions: Subjects with a successful cardioversion had lower BP measured immediately prior to the procedure. BP and concurrent antiarrhythmic treatment were the only predictors of a successful cardioversion (Tab. 1, Ref. 29).
KW - Arterial hypertension
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - Blood pressure
KW - Direct-current cardioversion
KW - Electrical cardioversion
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