Assessment of the atrial electromechanical properties of patients with human immunodeficiency virus

• Main Authors: Ahmet G. Ertem (Author), Çağrı Yayla (Author), Burak Açar (Author), Sefa Ünal (Author), Mehmet A. Erdol (Author), Meliha Ç. Sonmezer (Author), Esra Kaya Kiliç (Author), Çiğdem Ataman Hatipoglu (Author), Serkan Gokaslan (Author), Habibe Kafes (Author), Mehmet K. Akboga (Author), Pelin Aladag (Author), Koray Demirtas (Author), Necla Tulek (Author), Fatma S. Erdinç (Author), Sinan Aydogdu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

The relationship between atrial fibrillation and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was evaluated. Electro-echocardiographic methods can be used to predict the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). In this study, we aimed to investigate the atrial electromechanical delay (AEMD) parameters of HIV (+) patients. Forty-two HIV (+) patients and 40 HIV (−) healthy volunteers were prospectively enrolled in this study. The electromechanical properties of the subjects' atria were evaluated with tissue Doppler imaging. The left-AEMD, right-AEMD and inter-AEMD were increased in the HIV (+) patients relative to the controls (p = 0.003, p < 0.001, and p < 0.001, respectively). The CD4 count was inversely correlated with the inter-AEMD (r = −0.428, p < 0.001). The CD4 count was an independent predictor of the inter-AEMD (β = 0.523, p = 0.007). Our study demonstrated that both the inter- and intra-atrial electromechanical delays were prolonged in the patients with HIV. This non-invasive and simple technique may provide significant contributions to the assessment of the risk of atrial arrhythmia in patients with HIV. Keywords: Atrial electromechanical delay, Echocardiography, Human immunodeficiency virus

Item Description

1876-0341
10.1016/j.jiph.2016.10.008