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Impact of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus on the Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (European observational multicentre study)

Creta, A; Providência, R; Adragao, P; De Asmundis, C; Chun, J; Chierchia, G; Defaye, P; ... Boveda, S; + view all (2020) Impact of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus on the Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (European observational multicentre study). The American Journal of Cardiology , 125 (6) pp. 901-906. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.12.037. Green open access

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Abstract

Type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). It is unclear whether DM is a risk factor for arrhythmia recurrence following catheter ablation of AF. We performed a nonrandomised, observational study in 7 high-volume European centres. A total of 2,504 patients who underwent catheter ablation of AF were included, and procedural outcomes were compared among patients with or without DM. Patients with DM (234) accounted for 9.3% of the sample, and were significantly older, had a higher BMI and suffered more frequently from persistent AF. Arrhythmia relapses at 12 months after AF ablation occurred more frequently in the DM group (32.0% vs 25.3%, p = 0.031). After adjusting for type of AF (i.e., paroxysmal vs persistent), during a median follow-up of 17 ± 16 months, atrial arrhythmia free-survival was lower in the diabetics with persistent AF (log-rank p = 0.003), and comparable for paroxysmal AF (log-rank p = 0.554). These results were confirmed in a propensity-matched analysis, and DM was also an independent predictor of AF recurrence on the multivariate analysis (hazard ratio 1.39; 95% confidence interval 95%1.07 to 1.88; p = 0.016). There was no significant difference in the rate of periprocedural complications among DM and non-DM patients (3.8% vs 6.3%, p = 0.128). Efficacy and safety of cryoballoon ablation were comparable to radiofrequency ablation in both DM and no-DM groups. In conclusion, catheter ablation of AF appears to be safe in patients with DM. However, DM is associated with higher rate of atrial arrhythmia relapse, particularly for patients with persistent AF.

Type: Article
Title: Impact of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus on the Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (European observational multicentre study)
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.12.037
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.12.037
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Clinical Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Health Informatics
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10089157
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