Long-term prognosis of women with Brugada syndrome and electrophysiological study


Por: Rodriuez-Manero, M, Jorda, P, Hernandez, J, Munoz, C, Grima, EZ, Garcia-Fernandez, A, Canadas-Godoy, MV, Jimenez-Ramos, V, Oloriz, T, Basterra, N, Calvo, D, Perez-Alvarez, L, Arias, MA, Exposito, V, Aleman, A, Diaz-Infante, E, Guerra-Ramos, JM, Fernandez-Armenta, J, Arce-Leon, A, Sanchez-Gomez, JM, Sousa, P, Garcia-Bolao, I, Baluja, A, Campuzano, O, Sarquella-Brugada, G, Martinez-Sande, JL, Gonzalez-Juanatey, JR, Gimeno, JR, Brugada, J, Arbelo, E

Publicada: 1 may 2021 Ahead of Print: 1 abr 2021
Resumen:
BACKGROUND A male predominance in Brugada syndrome (BrS) has been widely reported, but scarce information on female patients with BrS is available. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate clinical characteristics and long-term prognosis of women with BrS. METHODS A multicenter retrospective study of patients diagnosed with BrS and previous electrophysiological study (EPS) was performed. RESULTS Among 770 patients, 177 (23%) were female. At presentation, 150 (84.7%) were asymptomatic. Females presented less frequently with a type 1 electrocardiographic pattern (30.5% vs 55.0%; P <.001), had a higher rate of family history of sudden cardiac death (49.7% vs 29.8%; P <.001), and had less sustained ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) on EPS (8.5% vs 15.1%; P = .009). Genetic testing was performed in 79 females (45% of the sample) and was positive in 34 (19%). An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was inserted in 48 females (27.1%). During mean (+/- SD) follow-up of 122.17 +/- 57.28 months, 5 females (2.8%) experienced a cardiovascular event compared to 42 males (7.1%; P = .04). On multivariable analysis, a positive genetic test (18.71; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.82-192.53; P = .01) and atrial fibrillation (odds ratio 21.12; 95% CI 1.27-350.85; P = .03) were predictive of arrhythmic events, whereas VAs on EPS (neither with 1 or 2 extrastimuli nor 3 extrastimuli) were not. CONCLUSION Women with BrS represent a minor fraction among patients with BrS, and although their rate of events is low, they do not constitute a risk-free group. Neither clinical risk factors nor EPS predicts future arrhythmic events. Only atrial fibrillation and positive genetic test were identified as risk factors for future arrhythmic events.

Filiaciones:
Rodriuez-Manero, M:
 Hosp Univ Santiago Compostela, Dept Cardiol, La Coruna, Spain

Jorda, P:
 Inst Thorax, Dept Cardiol, Barcelona, Spain

Hernandez, J:
 Inst Thorax, Dept Cardiol, Barcelona, Spain

Munoz, C:
 Hosp Univ Murcia, Dept Cardiol, Murcia, Spain

Grima, EZ:
 Hosp Univ La Fe, Dept Cardiol, Valencia, Spain

Garcia-Fernandez, A:
 Hosp Univ Gen Alicante, Dept Cardiol, Valencia, Spain

Canadas-Godoy, MV:
 Hosp Univ Clin Madrid, Dept Cardiol, Madrid, Spain

Jimenez-Ramos, V:
 Hosp Univ Santiago Compostela, Dept Cardiol, La Coruna, Spain

Oloriz, T:
 Hosp Univ Clin Zaragoza, Dept Cardiol, Zaragoza, Spain

Basterra, N:
 Hosp Univ Navarra, Dept Cardiol, Pamplona, Spain

Calvo, D:
 Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Dept Cardiol, Oviedo, Spain

Perez-Alvarez, L:
 Complejo Hosp Canalejo, La Coruna, Spain

Arias, MA:
 Hosp Univ Virgen La Salud, Dept Cardiol, Toledo, Spain

Exposito, V:
 Hosp Univ Marques Valdecilla, Dept Cardiol, Santander, Spain

Aleman, A:
 Hosp Univ Vigo, Dept Cardiol, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Diaz-Infante, E:
 Hosp Univ Virgen La Macarena, Dept Cardiol, Seville, Spain

Guerra-Ramos, JM:
 Hosp Univ San Pau Barcelona, Dept Cardiol, Barcelona, Spain

Fernandez-Armenta, J:
 Hosp Univ Puerta Mar, Dept Cardiol, Cadiz, Spain

Arce-Leon, A:
 Hosp Univ Juan Ramon Jimenez, Dept Cardiol, Huelva, Spain

Sanchez-Gomez, JM:
 Hosp Univ Clin Valencia, Dept Cardiol, Valencia, Spain

Sousa, P:
 CHU Coimbra, Dept Cardiol, Electrophysiol Unit, Coimbra, Portugal

Garcia-Bolao, I:
 Hosp Univ Santiago Compostela, Anestesiol Dept, La Coruna, Spain

Baluja, A:
 Clin Univ Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Campuzano, O:
 Inst Thorax, Dept Cardiol, Barcelona, Spain

Sarquella-Brugada, G:
 Inst Thorax, Dept Cardiol, Barcelona, Spain

Martinez-Sande, JL:
 Hosp Univ Santiago Compostela, Dept Cardiol, La Coruna, Spain

Gonzalez-Juanatey, JR:
 Hosp Univ Santiago Compostela, Dept Cardiol, La Coruna, Spain

Gimeno, JR:
 Hosp Univ Murcia, Dept Cardiol, Murcia, Spain

Brugada, J:
 Inst Thorax, Dept Cardiol, Barcelona, Spain

Arbelo, E:
 Inst Thorax, Dept Cardiol, Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 15475271





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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 18 Número: 5
Páginas: 664-671
WOS Id: 000717466400001
ID de PubMed: 33359877

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