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What the general cardiologist should know about arrhythmia
„Stroke prevention in AF"
Peter Ammann
Kantonsspital St. Gallen
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What the cardiologist should know about arrhythmia and stroke
• are there real low risk AF patients for ischemicstroke?
• How should we treat «Cryptogenic stroke» ?• search for the underlying mechanisms ?
• tailored therapy or NOACs for all• How should we screen for AF?
• How to treat AF patients with stroke an KI fororal anticoagulation?
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Time for a new model
Watson Lancet 2009
Kamel et al Stroke 2016
Virchow trias
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Which patients are at risk?
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Annual stroke rate in AF patients
Page et al Circulation 2003;Fuster et al JACC 2006,
AF is an independent risk factor for stroke
Stroke risk persists in AF patients regardless ofsymptoms and/or rhythm management
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EHJ 2010
Discriminatory power of both systems is limited (C-statistic < 0.7)both scoring systems cannot identify real low risk AF patients
possibility of other unidentified risk factors (e.g. weight, LA size, race, OSAS,metabolic syndrome...)
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Risk of stroke versus ICH in «low risk patients»
Chao TF et al JACC 2015
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Cryptogenic stroke
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…we don’t know the underlyingmechanism
• Essential hypertension
• Lone atrial fibrillation
• Idiopatic cardiomyopathy
• Cryptogenic stroke
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«cryptogenic stroke»• TOAST classification: stroke of undetermined cause refers to
– Stroke with incomplete workup– More than one potential cause– No determined etiology after investigations are complete
• ASCO classification: cause is unknown, stroke does not involve– Atherosclerosis (A)– Small vessel disease (S)– Cardiac disease (C)– Or other cause (O)
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Camm HRS 2016
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ESUS Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
• ESUS International Working Group 2014• Non-lacunar infarct in the absence of
– Extracranial/intracranial atherosklerosis causing > 50% luminal stenosis in the artery supplying the ischemicregion
– Major cardioembolic sources• Permanent or paroxsymal AF, atrial flutter, intracardiac thrombus
prostetic cardiac valve, cardiac tumors, mitral stenosis, MI withinpast 4 weeks, LVEF < 30%, valvular vegetations
– No other specific cause of stroke (e.g. dissection)
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Ryoo et al J Am Heart Assoc 2016
12%
40%47%12%
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Sophysticated therapy with AP vs OAK or NOAC for all?Red thrombus from
A PFO, B ulcerated carotid artery plaque, C myoxomatous mitral valve , D aortic arch
Hart et al Lancet Neurology 2014
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PFO: stroke rate between OAC and APT
Kent DM et al Eur Heart J 2015
no difference
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Comparison of Warfarin vs Aspirin for prevention ofrecurrent ischemic stroke (WARSS)
in patients without cardioembolic sources
Mohr et al NEJM 2001
no difference
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Lancet Neurol 2007
VKA vs Aspirin
VKA are not more effective than aspirin for secondary prevention after TIA or minor strokeof arterial origin. Possible effect against ischemic events offset by increased bleeding complications
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ESUS and Sinus rhythm in ECG 24 h ECG, 7 day holter, or ILR?
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EmbraceEvent Monitor Belt for Recording AF
after a Cerebral Ischemic Event
Gladstone D NEJM 2014
Cryptogenic after initial 24h ECGwithin 6 mths
24 h ECG AF in 6 of 277 pts30 day monitor in 42 of 284 pts
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Brachmann et al Circ Arrythm Electrophysiol 2016
AF Detection by ILR in Cryptogenic StrokeCrystal AF study
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ILR or long time monitoring withwearable devices (ILR median 365; wearable 21 days)
Data from3 RCTs and13 observational studies
Afzal et al Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2015
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Device patients with AF in storagewhen to start OAK?
1 min?1 hour?1 day?
1 week?The higher the CHADS2-VAS2c the lower the
duration?
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AF Duration and Stroke Relationship
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Contraindication for long term OAK and AF?
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Protect AF and Prevail
Holmes JR et al JACC 2015
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The Watchman should only be used in patients
• non-valvular AF
• CHADS2VASc2 ≥ 2
• Are suitable for anticoagulation (not forAmplatzer)
– FAD approved March 2015
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After discharge
• OAK for 45 days (INR2-3)
• After 45 days TEE is required to assess the presence ofLAA blood flow through and or arraound the implant– Discontinue OAK if complete LAA occlusion or residual
blood flow around the device margins ≤ 5 mm
– ASS indefinitely and clopidogrel for 6 months
• ASS/Plavix for Amplatzer Amulet 6 mts
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Conclusions• «Atrial fibrillation begets Atrial fibrillation» and begets
stroke• The longer we screen for AF after ESUS the more AF we will
find• In 2016 most AF patients needs lifetime OAC • My personal opinions:
– AP therapy will decrease in ESUS patients in the next years evenin patients without AF
– LAA occusion will stay as an option for only a minority of AF patients