Serum Inflammation Markers Predicting Successful Initial Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - 10/06/14
, Seiji Takatsuki, MD, PhD, Kohei Inagawa, MD, PhD, Yoshinori Katsumata, MD, PhD, Takahiko Nishiyama, MD, PhD, Nobuhiro Nishiyama, MD, PhD, Kotaro Fukumoto, MD, PhD, Yoshiyasu Aizawa, MD, PhD, Yoko Tanimoto, MD, PhD, Kojiro Tanimoto, MD, PhD, Keiichi Fukuda, MD, PhDResumen |
Background |
We investigated various serum inflammatory markers to predict ablation responders who have no atrial fibrillation (AF) relapse after the initial ablation.
Methods |
Forty-four consecutive AF patients (age: 59 ± 8 years, paroxysmal: 31, CHADS2: 1.1 ± 1.1) who underwent an initial pulmonary vein isolation were investigated. Various serum inflammatory markers, such as adiponectin, ANP, BNP, 1CTP, F1+2, hs-CRP, IL-6, intact P1NP, MDA-LDL, MMP-2, TGF-β, TIMP-2, and TNF-α, were evaluated prior to ablation. AF relapse was defined as AF documented in telemonitoring electrocardiograms twice a day during 9.7 ± 2.4 months of follow-up with three months of a blanking-period.
Results |
A total of 29 patients (paroxysmal: 21) maintained sinus rhythm after the initial catheter ablation. These ablation responders had significantly lower MMP-2 (Sinus vs. Relapsed: 748 ± 132.7 vs. 841.2 ± 152.4 ng/mL, P=0.042) and TNF-α (1.1 ± 0.4 vs. 1.8 ± 1.7 pg/mL, P=0.046) levels prior to ablation. A BNP-adjusted Cox multivariate regression analysis revealed that the independent predictive factor for AF recurrence was high MMP-2 levels (>766 ng/mL) accompanied by high TNF-α levels (>1.2 pg/mL).
Conclusions |
The levels of MMP-2 and TNF-α might be useful for predicting initial AF catheter ablation responders.
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Keywords : Atrial fibrillation, Catheter ablation, Follow-up, inflammation, Matrix metalloproteinase-2, Tumour necrosis factor-α
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Vol 23 - N° 7
P. 636-643 - juillet 2014 Regresar al número
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