RecruitingNCT07574697
AIC Genotyping Study
Genetic Susceptibility to AF-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Sponsor
Barts & The London NHS Trust
Enrollment
299 participants
Start Date
Mar 25, 2026
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
To quantify genetic variants in a focused DCM gene panel among AF-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC) and positive/negative controls
Eligibility
Min Age: 18 Years
Inclusion Criteria14
- AIC (Cases):
- Age ≥18
- Persistent AF before index catheter ablation or cardioversion
- LVEF ≤40% during rate-controlled (resting HR <100bpm, mean HR on 24-hour Holter <100bpm) AF prior to index catheter ablation or cardioversion
- LVEF normalisation (LVEF ≥55%) in SR, post-catheter ablation or cardioversion (≥3 months post-catheter ablation or cardioversion), no AF (>30 seconds of continuous AF) detected outside blanking period (8 weeks post-catheter ablation), and with no new introduction of any new or increased dose of heart failure guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi), Sodium Glucose Co-transporter 2 (SLGT2) inhibitors, increased dose of beta-blocker (BB), mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA))
- AF-pEF (Negative controls):
- Age ≥18
- Persistent AF before index catheter ablation or cardioversion
- LVEF ≥55% during rate-controlled (resting HR <100bpm) AF. AIC-genotyping study, v1.7, 27.01.26 Page 13 of 28
- AF/HF non-responders (Positive controls)
- Age ≥18
- Persistent AF before index catheter ablation or cardioversion
- LVEF ≤40% during rate-controlled (resting HR <100bpm) AF before index catheter ablation or cardioversion.
- Persistent LVSD (LVEF ≤40%) in SR, post-catheter ablation or cardioversion (≥3 months post-catheter ablation or cardioversion), no AF (>30 seconds of continuous AF) detected outside blanking period (8 weeks post-catheter ablation) and with no change in heart failure GDMT (RAASi, SGLT2 inhibitors, increased dose of BB, MRA).
Exclusion Criteria15
- AIC (Cases).
- No alternative cause for LVSD (ischemic cardiomyopathy/non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy before AF diagnosis, primary valve disease, inherited cardiomyopathy
- Any pregnancy during AF or in the 12 months preceding LVSD onset.
- Alcohol intake >21 units/week
- Any history of cardiotoxic chemotherapy
- AF-pEF (Negative controls)
- No known cause for LVSD (ischemic cardiomyopathy/non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy before AF diagnosis, primary valve disease, inherited cardiomyopathy).
- Any pregnancy during AF or in the 12 months preceding LVSD onset.
- Alcohol intake >21 units/week.
- Any history of cardiotoxic chemotherapy.
- AF/HF non-responders (Positive controls)
- No alternative cause for LVSD (ischemic cardiomyopathy/non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy before AF diagnosis, primary valve disease, inherited cardiomyopathy).
- Any pregnancy during AF or in the 12 months preceding LVSD onset.
- Alcohol intake >21 units/week.
- Any history of cardiotoxic chemotherapy.
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