Conundrum of implantable electric devices in Anderson-Fabry cardiomyopathy

Abstrakt

Clinical management of arrhythmias is often guided by recommendations relating to the specific type of rhythm disturbance and/or underlying diagnosis. In their Heart publication, Vijapurapu and colleagues are analysing the use of cardiac implantable electric devices (CIEDs) in patients with Anderson-Fabry disease (AFD).

This multicentre UK study analyses data from a large cohort of patients with AFD and compares individuals with CIEDs to those without devices. The paper brings new insights to the complex issue of arrhythmias related to AFD cardiomyopathy.

Klíčová slova

• hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• pacemakers
• implanted cardiac defibrillators
• infiltrative cardiomyopathies