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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05662293
Characterization of Arrhythmia-induced Cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmia-induced Cardiomyopathy - a Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Current studies indicate that AiCM is an under-recognized and an underestimated clinical entity and its prevalence is poorly documented. This project consists of a retrospective longitudinal cohort and case-control study followed by a prospective observational cohort study.
The retrospective pilot study (1200 patients) is to define the incidence of AiCM in patients who presented to the University Hospital of Basel with a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction before or after the diagnosis of an arrhythmia suggestive to lead to an AiCM.
The prospective study part (1500 patients) is to evaluate the predictors of adverse events and re-hospitalizations in patients with a suspicion of AiCM. The diagnosis of AiCM will be established using a "goldstandard diagnosis": 2 independent cardiologists will adjudicate the diagnosis based on all data from the initial hospital stay and follow-up including ECG, laboratory measurements, vital signs, echocardiography, coronary angiography, stress testing and other cardiovascular diagnostic steps. The most likely diagnosis will be chosen among a list of comprehensive, pre-selected choices. In cases of disagreement of the two reviewers, diagnosis will be discussed with a third senior physician and decision made.
In order to optimize the care of patients with AiCM, the researchers intend to determine the prevalence of AICM, evaluate diagnostic criteria that allow an early diagnosis of AICM, and evaluate the current therapeutic management and prognosis of patients with AICM.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Patrick Badertscher, MD
- Phone Number: +41 61 556 58 23
- Email: patrick.badertscher@usb.ch
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, MD-PhD
- Phone Number: +41 61 328 76 44
- Email: jeanne.dufay@usb.ch
Study Locations
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Basel, Switzerland, 4031
- Recruiting
- University Hospital Basel, Department of Cardiology
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Contact:
- Patrick Badertscher, MD
- Phone Number: +41 61 556 58 23
- Email: patrick.badertscher@usb.ch
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Contact:
- Teodor Serban, Dr. med.
- Phone Number: +41 77 911 39 08
- Email: teodor.serban@usb.ch
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Principal Investigator:
- Patrick Badertscher, MD
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Sub-Investigator:
- Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, MD-PhD
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Sub-Investigator:
- Teodor Serban, Dr. med.
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Sampling Method
Study Population
Prospective part (1500 patients):
Patients which have been or currently are in treatment for an AiCM at the University Hospital Basel or who received a new diagnosis/suspicion of such a disease will be included. Patients who have just recovered from an AiCM they presented in the last 10 years will also be enrolled and prospectively followed.
Retrospective part (1200 patients):
Patients with a reduced LVEF (≤50%) or with a reduction of the EF of 15% between two echocardiographies and a concomitant diagnosis of arrhythmia (within one year prior or after the diagnosis of reduced EF) at the University Hospital Basel will be retrospectively identified by conducting a search in the electronic records for keywords of arrhythmia diagnosis and/or reduced EF in several imaging types.
Description
Prospective part
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnostic or suspicion of AiCM as presence of specified keyword in patient's file or as screened by colleagues of the internal medicine or cardiology clinics
- Signed study consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient's active refusal of the general consent of the University Hospital Basel
- Age <18 years old
- Temporary exclusion criteria: Acute health condition such as myocardial infarction, patients presenting with a major trauma, a sepsis, patients shortly after cardiac surgery, and patients in shock (>100 bpm, <90 systolic BP, evidence of organ dysfunction).
- Life expectancy <1 year (palliative, terminal cancer)
Retrospective part
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a reduced left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤50%) or a reduction of 15% in the ejection fraction (EF) between two echocardiographies and a concomitant diagnosis of any arrhythmia likely to lead to AiCM within one year before or after diagnosis of the reduced LVEF from 2010-2021
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age < 18 years old
- Patient's active refusal of the general consent of the University Hospital Basel
- Acute event clearly leading to an acutely reduced LVEF (massive type I myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock from a coronary or myocardial etiology, septic shock leading to toxic myopathy, hypovolemic shock with reduced EF, cardiac arrest and/or need for resuscitation).
- Patients with life expectancy <1 year (palliative, terminal cancer)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Cohort
- Time Perspectives: Prospective
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Patients with arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy (retrospective/prospective)
retrospective cohort and case-control study followed by a prospective observational cohort study.
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Data collection: Major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) assessment questionnaire (prospective part).
The assessment will be done via mail, letter or phone
Data collection: Quality of Life (QoL) Questionnaire (prospective part).
The questionnaire "EQ-5D-5L questionnaire" will be used to assess quality of life.
Anonymized search and review of patients electronic health records of the University Hospital of Basel for patients with a reduced LVEF and a concomitant (±1year or after any observation of a reduced LVEF in imaging) diagnosis of arrhythmia known to be causing AiCM.
Data collection on alcohol consumption, family history, rhythm disorder, hospitalizations, cardiac assessments, adverse events at baseline, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 5 years.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Incidence of AiCM (retrospective part of the study)
Time Frame: one time data extraction and analysis at baseline
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Categorization (based on a diagnostic algorithm) into 4 categories: "Likely AiCM", "possibly AiCM", "unlikely AiCM" and "Diagnostic work-up and longitudinal assessment insufficient to establish diagnosis" done by study team.
AiCM will be defined as the presence of a reduced (<50%) ejection fraction in a transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with a concomitant diagnosis of an arrhythmia present in the electronic patient's chart 6 months before or after the date of the diagnostic study.
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one time data extraction and analysis at baseline
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Incidence of AiCM (Prospective part of the study)
Time Frame: at 1 year Follow- up
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Categorization using a "goldstandard diagnosis (GSD)": diagnosis by 2 independent cardiologists based on all data from the initial hospital stay and follow-up.
The most likely diagnosis will be chosen among a list of comprehensive, pre-selected choices (Standard operating procedures (SOP) provided to the adjudicators to ensure homogenous knowledge and adjudication process.
The booklet will contain information from the guidelines and position papers)
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at 1 year Follow- up
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Change in Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) assessment questionnaire
Time Frame: at 6 months, 1 year, 2 year and 5 year Follow- up
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MACE is a composite endpoint of nonfatal stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular death.
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at 6 months, 1 year, 2 year and 5 year Follow- up
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Percentage of patients in whom a diagnosis of AiCM could be diagnosed or excluded with certainty per goldstandard diagnosis. (prospective part)
Time Frame: up to 5 years
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Data generated by patient's chart review and automated IT export
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up to 5 years
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Percentage of patients in whom a diagnosis of AiCM could not surely be established and/or where an overlap with another cause of cardiomyopathy was present per goldstandard diagnosis. (prospective part)
Time Frame: up to 5 years
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Data generated by patient's chart review and automated IT export
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up to 5 years
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Percentage of patients in whom the goldstandard diagnosis procedures came to a different diagnosis than the one done by the clinician. (prospective part)
Time Frame: up to 5 years
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Data generated by patient's chart review and automated IT export
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up to 5 years
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Frequency of hybrid (both antiarrhythmics and ablation) or a sequential (first anti-arrhythmic and then ablation) therapeutic options (prospective part)
Time Frame: one time data extraction and analysis
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Data generated by patient's chart review and automated IT export
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one time data extraction and analysis
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Number of patients with tachymyopathies (prospective part)
Time Frame: up to 5 years
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supraventricular tachycardias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter or atrial tachycardia vs premature-ventricular complex induced arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy versus right-ventricle pacing induced arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy
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up to 5 years
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Change in European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D-5L) quality of life (QoL) questionnaire in patients with and without a arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy (prospective part)
Time Frame: at 6 months, 1 year, 2 year and 5 year Follow- up
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The EQ-5D-5L consists of 2 parts: the EQ-5D descriptive system and the EQ visual analogue scale (EQ VAS). The descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 5 levels. The patient is asked to indicate his/her health state by ticking the most appropriate statement in each of the five dimensions. This decision results in a 1-digit number that expresses the level selected for that dimension. The digits for the five dimensions can be combined into a 5-digit number that describes the patient's health state. The EQ VAS records the patient's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale, where the endpoints are labelled 'The best health you can imagine' and 'The worst health you can imagine'. The VAS can be used as a quantitative measure of health outcome that reflect the patient's own judgement. |
at 6 months, 1 year, 2 year and 5 year Follow- up
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Patrick Badertscher, MD, University Hospital Basel, Department of Cardiology
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 2021-00873; kt22Badertscher2
Drug and device information, study documents
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