[Atrioventricular block in unstable angina. Results of the ARIAM registry]. / Bloqueo auriculoventricular en la angina inestable. Resultados del registro ARIAM.

OBJECTIVE: Describe the frequency of high degree atrioventricular block (HDAVB) in patients with unstable angina (UA), analyze the variables associated with their appearance and evaluate whether HDAVB is independently associated with increased mortality or increased length of ICU stay. DESIGN: Retrospective descriptive study of patients with UA included in the ARIAM registry. SETTING: ICUs from 129 hospitals in Spain. PATIENTS: From June 1996 to December 2003 a total of 14,096 patients were included in the ARIAM registry with a diagnosis of UA. MAIN VARIABLES OF INTEREST: Variables associated with the development of HDAVB, variables associated with the mortality of patients with UA, variables associated with the length of ICU stay of patients with UA. RESULTS: HDAVB frequency was 1%. Development of HDAVB was independently associated with the Killip classification and the presence of sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. Crude mortality of patients was significantly increased when HDAVB was present (9% versus 1%, p < 0,001). When adjusted for other variables, HDAVB was not associated with increased mortality. Development of HDAVB in patients with UA was independently associated with an increase in the length of ICU stay (adjusted odds ratio 1.89: 95% confidence interval: 1.33-5.69). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with UA complicated with HDAVB represent a high-risk population with an increased ICU stay.

Bloqueo auriculoventricular en la angina inestable. Resultados del registro ARIAM / Atrioventricular block in unstable angina. Results of the ARIAM registry

Objetivo. Describir la frecuencia de bloqueo auriculoventricular (BAVAG) en los pacientes con angina inestable (AI), analizar las variables asociadas al desarrollo del mismo y evaluar si el BAVAG se asocia de manera independiente con aumento de la mortalidad o de la estancia en Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI). Diseño. Estudio descriptivo retrospectivo de los pacientes con AI incluidos en el estudio ARIAM. Ámbito. UCI de 129 hospitales españoles. Pacientes. Desde junio de 1996 a diciembre de 2003 se incluyeron en el proyecto ARIAM 14.096 pacientes con diagnóstico de AI. Variables de interés principales. Variables asociadas con el desarrollo de BAVAG, con la mortalidad de los pacientes con AI y con la duración de la estancia en UCI de los pacientes con AI. Resultados. La frecuencia de BAVAG durante el ingreso en UCI fue del 1%. El desarrollo de BAVAG se asoció de manera independiente con el grado en la clasificación de Killip y la presencia de taquicardia ventricular sostenida o de fibrilación ventricular. La mortalidad cruda de los pacientes con AI aumentó significativamente en presencia de BAVAG (9% frente a 1%, p < 0,001). Cuando se ajustó para otras variables no se observó un aumento de la mortalidad asociada al BAVAG. El desarrollo de BAVAG en los pacientes con AI se asocia de manera independiente con un aumento de la estancia media (odds ratio ajustada 1,89; intervalo de confianza del 95%: 1,33-5,69). Conclusiones. Los pacientes con AI que desarrollan BAVAG representan una población de alto riesgo. El BAVAG se asocia con un incremento de la estancia media

Objective. Describe the frequency of high degree atrioventricular block (HDAVB) in patients with unstable angina (UA), analyze the variables associated with their appearance and evaluate whether HDAVB is independently associated with increased mortality or increased length of ICU stay. Design. Retrospective descriptive study of patients with UA included in the ARIAM registry. Setting. ICUs from 129 hospitals in Spain. Patients. From June 1996 to December 2003 a total of 14,096 patients were included in the ARIAM registry with a diagnosis of UA. Main variables of interest. Variables associated with the development of HDAVB, variables associated with the mortality of patients with UA, variables associated with the length of ICU stay of patients with UA. Results. HDAVB frequency was 1%. Development of HDAVB was independently associated with the Killip classification and the presence of sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. Crude mortality of patients was significantly increased when HDAVB was present (9% versus 1%, p < 0,001). When adjusted for other variables, HDAVB was not associated with increased mortality. Development of HDAVB in patients with UA was independently associated with an increase in the length of ICU stay (adjusted odds ratio 1.89: 95% confidence interval: 1.33-5.69). Conclusions. Patients with UA complicated with HDAVB represent a high-risk population with an increased ICU stay