Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Supraventricular and Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in High‐Risk Cardiac Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Goldenberg, Ilan; Moss, Arthur J.; McNitt, Scott; Zaręba, Wojciech; Daubert, James P.; Hall, William J.; Andrews, Mark

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00526.x

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“…Further, nicotine has been shown to stimulate the sympathetic nerves and markedly elevate serum catecholamine concentration, which is potentially arrhythmogenic (18). Smoking is indeed a significant risk factor for appropriate ICD shocks among patients with heart failure with an ICD (19)(20)(21). However, it is not certain whether smoking by itself is a risk for idiopathic Vf.…”

Section: Retrospective Survey Of the Medical Recordmentioning

confidence: 99%

Graves' Disease Complicated by Ventricular Fibrillation in Three Men Who Were Smokers

Ando

Henmi²,

Haruta³

et al. 2011

Thyroid

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Background: Thyrotoxicosis is known to be associated with sinus tachycardia and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, but rarely with ventricular fibrillation (Vf), which has only occurred in some patients with hypokalemic periodic paralysis or ischemic heart disease. Patient Findings: We present three men who were transferred to our hospital with Graves' disease who developed idiopathic Vf. None of them had hypokalemic periodic paralysis or ischemic heart disease but all were smokers. None of other patients with thyrotoxicosis (587 females and 155 males) who were seen at our hospital, in the period during which the three men were seen, had idiopathic Vf. In our three men with thyrotoxicosis and idiopathic Vf, there was no identifiable underlying heart disease. One of the three patients died of hypoxic encephalopathy. The other two men did not have recurrent Vf after their thyroid function normalized. Summary: These cases and a review of similar cases in the literature imply that improving thyrotoxicosis seems to be effective for treating idiopathic Vf in some patients. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that thyroid hormone excess might play a direct role in the development of Vf in susceptible individuals. Our experience with these three patients suggests that smoking men with thyrotoxicosis likely have an increased risk for Vf, even if they do not have other predisposing factors.

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Section: Retrospective Survey Of the Medical Recordmentioning

confidence: 99%

Graves' Disease Complicated by Ventricular Fibrillation in Three Men Who Were Smokers

Ando

Henmi²,

Haruta³

et al. 2011

Thyroid

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“…[10][11][12][13][14] Cigarette consumption is directly related to increased rates of sudden cardiac death (SCD), mainly through its direct toxic effects. Recently, the impact of the smoking status on SCD was studied in patients with established coronary artery 15 In that study, current cigarette smoking was a powerful independent predictor of the SCD risk and those that quit smoking experienced a significant reduction in the SCD risk.…”

Section: Smoking and Cardiac Arrhythmiasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, more delicate procedures during AF ablation may be needed in patients that smoke and have large substrate changes. Second, continuing smoking has been proven to be an important risk factor for increasing SCD 15,16 and tachyarrhythmias in patients with implantable cardiovector defibrillators. Therefore, cessation of smoking should be encouraged in patient with AF, no matter whether they receive an invasive procedure to treat their AF or not.…”

Section: Clinical Implications Concerning the Management Of Afmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Smoking on the Atrial Substrate Characteristics in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Tuan¹,

Chang²,

Chen³

2008

J.AFIB

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Cigarette smoking is a common health issue throughout the world. It can cause the development of various major diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), most cardiovascular diseases and many types of cancer. Thus, people with a tobacco habit can produce devastating health consequences for themselves. At present, there are about five million people that die annually, which can be attributed to cigarette smoking, and half of those deaths, which are mortalities from smoking, always occur in middle age. Therefore, how to reduce cigarette smoking remains the most important work to avoid the causes of health disabilities and premature death

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“…Age younger than 70 years, nonischemic cardiomyopathy, non-use of statins, smoking, and interim appropriate ICD shocks were reported to be independent predictors of inappropriate ICD shocks. 16,24,29 The MADIT II trial data analysis as well as other recent studies shows a significant 3-fold increase in the risk of inappropriate ICD shocks among current smokers. The overall risk of inappropriate ICD therapy was significantly increased among current smokers (20%) compared to past smokers (14%) and patients who never smoked (11%).…”

Section: Incidence Mechanisms and Predictors Of Inappropriate Shocksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1,24 In some cases the treatment for ventricular arrhythmias can precipitate AF and initiate an inappropriate ICD discharge. An inappropriate therapy itself causing VT can lead to an appropriate ICD discharge as well.…”

Section: Incidence Mechanisms and Predictors Of Inappropriate Shocksmentioning

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Prognostic Significance of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Shocks

Blendea¹,

Dadu²,

McPherson³

2011

Cardiac Defibrillation - Prediction, Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Arrhythmic Events

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Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Supraventricular and Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in High‐Risk Cardiac Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Cited by 84 publications

References 28 publications

Graves' Disease Complicated by Ventricular Fibrillation in Three Men Who Were Smokers

Graves' Disease Complicated by Ventricular Fibrillation in Three Men Who Were Smokers

Impact of Smoking on the Atrial Substrate Characteristics in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Prognostic Significance of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Shocks

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