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Two-Week Burden of Arrhythmias across CKD Severity in a Large Community-Based Cohort: The ARIC Study

Esther D. Kim, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Josef Coresh, Kunihiro Matsushita and Lin Yee Chen
JASN March 2021, 32 (3) 629-638; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020030301
Esther D. Kim
1Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
2Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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Elsayed Z. Soliman
3Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Josef Coresh
1Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
2Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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Kunihiro Matsushita
1Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
2Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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Lin Yee Chen
4Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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CKD is associated with sudden cardiac death and atrial fibrillation (AF). However, other arrhythmia types and different arrhythmic burden measures, such as presence and frequency of an arrhythmia, are not well characterized in CKD. To comprehensively quantify the burden of arrhythmias across CKD severity in 2257 community-dwelling older adults aged 71–94 years, the authors examined associations of major arrhythmias with CKD measures using 2-week noninvasive electrocardiogram monitoring. After adjusting for confounders, CKD—especially as measured by albuminuria—was associated with the presence of AF and with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. Additionally, eGFR was associated with less frequent atrioventricular block, whereas albuminuria was associated with more frequent ventricular ectopy. Use of a novel 2-week monitoring approach revealed a broader range of arrhythmias associated with CKD than previously reported.

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Background CKD is associated with sudden cardiac death and atrial fibrillation (AF). However, other types of arrhythmia and different measures of the burden of arrhythmias, such as presence and frequency, have not been well characterized in CKD.

Methods To quantify the burden of arrhythmias across CKD severity in 2257 community-dwelling adults aged 71–94 years, we examined associations of major arrhythmias with CKD measures (eGFR and albuminuria) among individuals in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Participants underwent 2 weeks of noninvasive, single-lead electrocardiogram monitoring. We examined types of arrhythmia burden: presence and frequency of arrhythmias and percent time in arrhythmias.

Results Of major arrhythmias, there was a higher prevalence of AF and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia among those with more severe CKD, followed by long pause (>30 seconds) and atrioventricular block. Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia was the most frequent major arrhythmia (with 4.2 episodes per person-month). Most participants had ventricular ectopy, supraventricular tachycardia, and supraventricular ectopy. Albuminuria consistently associated with higher AF prevalence and percent time in AF, and higher prevalence of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. When other types of arrhythmic burden were examined, lower eGFR was associated with a lower frequency of atrioventricular block. Although CKD measures were not strongly associated with minor arrhythmias, higher albuminuria was associated with a higher frequency of ventricular ectopy.

Conclusions CKD, especially as measured by albuminuria, is associated with a higher burden of AF and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. Additionally, eGFR is associated with less frequent atrioventricular block, whereas albuminuria is associated with more frequent ventricular ectopy. Use of a novel, 2-week monitoring approach demonstrated a broader range of arrhythmias associated with CKD than previously reported.

  • chronic kidney disease
  • cardiac arrhythmia
  • atrial fibrillation
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JASN Mar 2021, 32 (3) 629-638; DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2020030301

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JASN Mar 2021, 32 (3) 629-638; DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2020030301
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