Castelletti, Silvia;
Orini, Michele;
Vischer, Annina S;
McKenna, William J;
Lambiase, Pier D;
Pantazis, Antonios;
Crotti, Lia;
(2023)
Circadian and Seasonal Pattern of Arrhythmic Events in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Patients.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
, 20
(4)
, Article 2872. 10.3390/ijerph20042872.
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Abstract
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited cardiac disease associated with an increased risk of life-threatening arrhythmias. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) with circadian and seasonal variation in ARVC. One hundred two ARVC patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) were enrolled in the study. Arrhythmic events included (a) any initial ventricular tachycardia (VT) or fibrillation (VF) prompting ICD implantation, (b) any VT or non-sustained VT (NSVT) recorded by the ICD, and (c) appropriate ICD shocks/therapy. Differences in the annual incidence of events across seasons (winter, spring, summer, autumn) and period of the day (night, morning, afternoon, evening) were assessed both for all cardiac events and major arrhythmic events. In total, 67 events prior to implantation and 263 ICD events were recorded. These included 135 major (58 ICD therapies, 57 self-terminating VT, 20 sustained VT) and 148 minor (NSVT) events. A significant increase in the frequency of events was observed in the afternoon versus in the nights and mornings (p = 0.016). The lowest number of events was registered in the summer, with a peak in the winter (p < 0.001). Results were also confirmed when excluding NSVT. Arrhythmic events in ARVC follow a seasonal variation and a circadian rhythm. They are more prevalent in the late afternoon, the most active period of the day, and in the winter, supporting the role of physical activity and inflammation as triggers of events.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Circadian and Seasonal Pattern of Arrhythmic Events in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Patients |
| Location: | Switzerland |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph20042872 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042872 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Arrhythmia, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, circadian, daily, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, seasonal, sudden death, ventricular tachycardia |
| 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 |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10166236 |
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