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Atrial fibrillation, familial, 6(ATFB6)

MedGen UID:
394252
•Concept ID:
C2677294
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: ATFB6
 
Gene (location): NPPA (1p36.22)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0012816
OMIM®: 612201

Definition

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disturbance, affecting more than 2 million Americans, with an overall prevalence of 0.89%. The prevalence increases rapidly with age, to 2.3% between the ages of 40 and 60 years, and to 5.9% over the age of 65. The most dreaded complication is thromboembolic stroke (Brugada et al., 1997). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of atrial fibrillation, see 608583. [from OMIM]

Additional description

From MedlinePlus Genetics
Familial atrial fibrillation is an inherited abnormality of the heart's normal rhythm. Atrial fibrillation is characterized by episodes of uncoordinated electrical activity (fibrillation) in the heart's upper chambers (the atria), which cause a fast and irregular heartbeat. If untreated, this abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) can lead to dizziness, chest pain, a sensation of fluttering or pounding in the chest (palpitations), shortness of breath, or fainting (syncope). Atrial fibrillation also increases the risk of stroke and sudden death. Complications of atrial fibrillation can occur at any age, although some people with this heart condition never experience any health problems associated with the disorder.  https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/familial-atrial-fibrillation

Clinical features

From HPO
Atrial fibrillation
MedGen UID:
445
•Concept ID:
C0004238
•
Finding
An atrial arrhythmia characterized by disorganized atrial activity without discrete P waves on the surface EKG, but instead by an undulating baseline or more sharply circumscribed atrial deflections of varying amplitude an frequency ranging from 350 to 600 per minute.
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Left ventricular hypertrophy
MedGen UID:
57442
•Concept ID:
C0149721
•
Disease or Syndrome
Enlargement or increased size of the heart left ventricle.
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Left atrial enlargement
MedGen UID:
536845
•Concept ID:
C0238705
•
Finding
Increase in size of the left atrium.
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Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
MedGen UID:
868398
•Concept ID:
C4022792
•
Finding
A diminution of the volumetric fraction of blood pumped out of the ventricle with each cardiac cycle.
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Elevated left ventricular end-diastolic diameter
MedGen UID:
1815064
•Concept ID:
C5706158
•
Finding
The LV end-diastolic internal diameter was measured from two-dimensional (2D) images in the parasternal long-axis view, timed with mitral valve closure at the level of the mitral valve chordae.
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Arrhythmias in Cardiac Amyloidosis.
Giancaterino S, Urey MA, Darden D, Hsu JC
JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2020 Apr;6(4):351-361. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.01.004. PMID: 32327068
2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Arnett DK, Blumenthal RS, Albert MA, Buroker AB, Goldberger ZD, Hahn EJ, Himmelfarb CD, Khera A, Lloyd-Jones D, McEvoy JW, Michos ED, Miedema MD, Muñoz D, Smith SC Jr, Virani SS, Williams KA Sr, Yeboah J, Ziaeian B
Circulation 2019 Sep 10;140(11):e563-e595. Epub 2019 Mar 17 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000677. PMID: 30879339Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation.
Gutierrez C, Blanchard DG
Am Fam Physician 2016 Sep 15;94(6):442-52. PMID: 27637120

Curated

UK NICE Guideline NG196, Atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and management, 2021

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Atrial Fibrillation: Pathogenesis, Predisposing Factors, and Genetics.
Sagris M, Vardas EP, Theofilis P, Antonopoulos AS, Oikonomou E, Tousoulis D
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Dec 21;23(1) doi: 10.3390/ijms23010006. PMID: 35008432Free PMC Article
Atrial Fibrillation Burden and Clinical Outcomes in Heart Failure: The CASTLE-AF Trial.
Brachmann J, Sohns C, Andresen D, Siebels J, Sehner S, Boersma L, Merkely B, Pokushalov E, Sanders P, Schunkert H, Bänsch D, Dagher L, Zhao Y, Mahnkopf C, Wegscheider K, Marrouche NF
JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2021 May;7(5):594-603. Epub 2021 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.11.021. PMID: 33640355
Atrial Fibrillation in the ICU.
Bosch NA, Cimini J, Walkey AJ
Chest 2018 Dec;154(6):1424-1434. Epub 2018 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.03.040. PMID: 29627355Free PMC Article
Atrial fibrillation and hyperthyroidism: A literature review.
Reddy V, Taha W, Kundumadam S, Khan M
Indian Heart J 2017 Jul-Aug;69(4):545-550. Epub 2017 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2017.07.004. PMID: 28822529Free PMC Article
Atrial fibrillation.
Garwood S
Anesthesiol Clin 2006 Sep;24(3):509-22. doi: 10.1016/j.atc.2006.05.004. PMID: 17240604

Diagnosis

Emergent readmission and long-term mortality risk after incident atrial fibrillation hospitalisation.
Weber C, Hung J, Hickling S, Li I, Murray K, Briffa T
Heart 2023 Feb 14;109(5):380-387. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321560. PMID: 36384748
Artificial intelligence-guided screening for atrial fibrillation using electrocardiogram during sinus rhythm: a prospective non-randomised interventional trial.
Noseworthy PA, Attia ZI, Behnken EM, Giblon RE, Bews KA, Liu S, Gosse TA, Linn ZD, Deng Y, Yin J, Gersh BJ, Graff-Radford J, Rabinstein AA, Siontis KC, Friedman PA, Yao X
Lancet 2022 Oct 8;400(10359):1206-1212. Epub 2022 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01637-3. PMID: 36179758
Atrial Fibrillation in the ICU.
Bosch NA, Cimini J, Walkey AJ
Chest 2018 Dec;154(6):1424-1434. Epub 2018 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.03.040. PMID: 29627355Free PMC Article
Atrial fibrillation and hyperthyroidism: A literature review.
Reddy V, Taha W, Kundumadam S, Khan M
Indian Heart J 2017 Jul-Aug;69(4):545-550. Epub 2017 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2017.07.004. PMID: 28822529Free PMC Article
Atrial fibrillation.
Garwood S
Anesthesiol Clin 2006 Sep;24(3):509-22. doi: 10.1016/j.atc.2006.05.004. PMID: 17240604

Therapy

Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation vs Medical Therapy and Psychological Distress: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Al-Kaisey AM, Parameswaran R, Bryant C, Anderson RD, Hawson J, Chieng D, Segan L, Voskoboinik A, Sugumar H, Wong GR, Finch S, Joseph SA, McLellan A, Ling LH, Morton J, Sparks P, Sanders P, Lee G, Kistler PM, Kalman JM
JAMA 2023 Sep 12;330(10):925-933. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.14685. PMID: 37698564Free PMC Article
Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Across the Spectrum of Kidney Function: Patient-Level Network Meta-Analyses From COMBINE AF.
Harrington J, Carnicelli AP, Hua K, Wallentin L, Patel MR, Hohnloser SH, Giugliano RP, Fox KAA, Hijazi Z, Lopes RD, Pokorney SD, Hong H, Granger CB
Circulation 2023 Jun 6;147(23):1748-1757. Epub 2023 Apr 12 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062752. PMID: 37042255Free PMC Article
Participation by patients from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in trial evidence supporting secondary stroke prevention guideline recommendations.
Opare-Addo PA, Sarfo FS, Berchie PO, Aikins M, Ovbiagele B
J Neurol Sci 2023 May 15;448:120641. Epub 2023 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2023.120641. PMID: 37028264
Atrial Fibrillation Burden and Clinical Outcomes in Heart Failure: The CASTLE-AF Trial.
Brachmann J, Sohns C, Andresen D, Siebels J, Sehner S, Boersma L, Merkely B, Pokushalov E, Sanders P, Schunkert H, Bänsch D, Dagher L, Zhao Y, Mahnkopf C, Wegscheider K, Marrouche NF
JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2021 May;7(5):594-603. Epub 2021 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.11.021. PMID: 33640355
Effect of Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy on Mortality, Stroke, Bleeding, and Cardiac Arrest Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: The CABANA Randomized Clinical Trial.
Packer DL, Mark DB, Robb RA, Monahan KH, Bahnson TD, Poole JE, Noseworthy PA, Rosenberg YD, Jeffries N, Mitchell LB, Flaker GC, Pokushalov E, Romanov A, Bunch TJ, Noelker G, Ardashev A, Revishvili A, Wilber DJ, Cappato R, Kuck KH, Hindricks G, Davies DW, Kowey PR, Naccarelli GV, Reiffel JA, Piccini JP, Silverstein AP, Al-Khalidi HR, Lee KL; CABANA Investigators
JAMA 2019 Apr 2;321(13):1261-1274. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.0693. PMID: 30874766Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.
Chang EK, Chanson D, Teh JB, Iukuridze A, Peng K, Forman SJ, Nakamura R, Wong FL, Cai L, Armenian SH
J Clin Oncol 2021 Mar 10;39(8):902-910. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02401. PMID: 33417479Free PMC Article
Mortality and Hepatic Decompensation in Patients With Cirrhosis and Atrial Fibrillation Treated With Anticoagulation.
Serper M, Weinberg EM, Cohen JB, Reese PP, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE
Hepatology 2021 Jan;73(1):219-232. Epub 2020 Nov 9 doi: 10.1002/hep.31264. PMID: 32267547Free PMC Article
Probing oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial high rate episodes: Rationale and design of the Non-vitamin K antagonist Oral anticoagulants in patients with Atrial High rate episodes (NOAH-AFNET 6) trial.
Kirchhof P, Blank BF, Calvert M, Camm AJ, Chlouverakis G, Diener HC, Goette A, Huening A, Lip GYH, Simantirakis E, Vardas P
Am Heart J 2017 Aug;190:12-18. Epub 2017 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.04.015. PMID: 28760205Free PMC Article
50 year trends in atrial fibrillation prevalence, incidence, risk factors, and mortality in the Framingham Heart Study: a cohort study.
Schnabel RB, Yin X, Gona P, Larson MG, Beiser AS, McManus DD, Newton-Cheh C, Lubitz SA, Magnani JW, Ellinor PT, Seshadri S, Wolf PA, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, Levy D
Lancet 2015 Jul 11;386(9989):154-62. Epub 2015 May 7 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61774-8. PMID: 25960110Free PMC Article
Atrial pacing for the prevention and termination of atrial fibrillation.
Savelieva I, Camm AJ
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 2002 Nov-Dec;11(6):380-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2002.00072.x. PMID: 12417845

Clinical prediction guides

Atrial function and geometry differences in transthyretin versus immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: a cardiac magnetic resonance study.
Palmer C, Truong VT, Slivnick JA, Wolking S, Coleman P, Mazur W, Zareba KM
Sci Rep 2022 Jan 7;12(1):140. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03359-9. PMID: 34996915Free PMC Article
Left atrial diameter thresholds and new incident atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source.
Perlepe K, Sirimarco G, Strambo D, Eskandari A, Karagkiozi E, Vemmou A, Koroboki E, Manios E, Makaritsis K, Vemmos K, Michel P, Ntaios G
Eur J Intern Med 2020 May;75:30-34. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.01.002. PMID: 31952983
Biatrial remodelling in atrial fibrillation: A three-dimensional and strain echocardiography insight.
Soulat-Dufour L, Lang S, Ederhy S, Ancedy Y, Beraud AS, Adavane-Scheuble S, Chauvet-Droit M, Hammoudi N, Scheuble A, Nhan P, Charbonnier M, Boccara F, Cohen A
Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2019 Oct;112(10):585-593. Epub 2019 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2019.06.010. PMID: 31540880
An artificial intelligence-enabled ECG algorithm for the identification of patients with atrial fibrillation during sinus rhythm: a retrospective analysis of outcome prediction.
Attia ZI, Noseworthy PA, Lopez-Jimenez F, Asirvatham SJ, Deshmukh AJ, Gersh BJ, Carter RE, Yao X, Rabinstein AA, Erickson BJ, Kapa S, Friedman PA
Lancet 2019 Sep 7;394(10201):861-867. Epub 2019 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31721-0. PMID: 31378392
Natural History and Clinical Predictors of Atrial Tachycardia in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.
Ávila P, Oliver JM, Gallego P, González-García A, Rodríguez-Puras MJ, Cambronero E, Ruiz-Cantador J, Campos A, Peinado R, Prieto R, Sarnago F, Yotti R, Fernández-Avilés F
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2017 Sep;10(9) doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.117.005396. PMID: 28899955

Recent systematic reviews

Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation: A Study-Level Meta-Analysis of the NOAH-AFNET 6 and ARTESiA Trials.
McIntyre WF, Benz AP, Becher N, Healey JS, Granger CB, Rivard L, Camm AJ, Goette A, Zapf A, Alings M, Connolly SJ, Kirchhof P, Lopes RD
Circulation 2024 Mar 26;149(13):981-988. Epub 2023 Nov 12 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.067512. PMID: 37952187
Colchicine for cardiovascular medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Casula M, Andreis A, Avondo S, Vaira MP, Imazio M
Future Cardiol 2022 Aug;18(8):647-659. Epub 2022 Jul 5 doi: 10.2217/fca-2020-0206. PMID: 35787150
Effect of Long-Term Marine ɷ-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation on the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Randomized Controlled Trials of Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Gencer B, Djousse L, Al-Ramady OT, Cook NR, Manson JE, Albert CM
Circulation 2021 Dec 21;144(25):1981-1990. Epub 2021 Oct 6 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055654. PMID: 34612056Free PMC Article
Thyroid Function Within the Normal Range, Subclinical Hypothyroidism, and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation.
Baumgartner C, da Costa BR, Collet TH, Feller M, Floriani C, Bauer DC, Cappola AR, Heckbert SR, Ceresini G, Gussekloo J, den Elzen WPJ, Peeters RP, Luben R, Völzke H, Dörr M, Walsh JP, Bremner A, Iacoviello M, Macfarlane P, Heeringa J, Stott DJ, Westendorp RGJ, Khaw KT, Magnani JW, Aujesky D, Rodondi N; Thyroid Studies Collaboration
Circulation 2017 Nov 28;136(22):2100-2116. Epub 2017 Oct 23 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028753. PMID: 29061566Free PMC Article
Atrial fibrillation and the risk for myocardial infarction, all-cause mortality and heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ruddox V, Sandven I, Munkhaugen J, Skattebu J, Edvardsen T, Otterstad JE
Eur J Prev Cardiol 2017 Sep;24(14):1555-1566. Epub 2017 Jun 15 doi: 10.1177/2047487317715769. PMID: 28617620Free PMC Article

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    • NICE, 2021
      UK NICE Guideline NG196, Atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and management, 2021

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