Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (CHFC), University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Clin Res Cardiol. 2018 Dec;107(12):1111-1121. doi: 10.1007/s00392-018-1285-4. Epub 2018 May 24.
To evaluate potential risk factors for stroke or transient ischemic attacks (TIA) and to test the feasibility and efficacy of a Fabry-specific stroke risk score in Fabry disease (FD) patients without atrial fibrillation (AF).
FD patients often experience cerebrovascular events (stroke/TIA) at young age.
159 genetically confirmed FD patients without AF (aged 40 ± 14 years, 42.1% male) were included, and risk factors for stroke/TIA events were determined. All patients were followed up over a median period of 60 (quartiles 35-90) months. The pre-defined primary outcomes included new-onset or recurrent stroke/TIA and all-cause death.
Prior stroke/TIA (HR 19.97, P < .001), angiokeratoma (HR 4.06, P = .010), elevated creatinine (HR 3.74, P = .011), significant left ventricular hypertrophy (HR 4.07, P = .017), and reduced global systolic strain (GLS, HR 5.19, P = .002) remained as independent risk predictors of new-onset or recurrent stroke/TIA in FD patients without AF. A Fabry-specific score was established based on above defined risk factors, proving somehow superior to the CHADS-VASc score in predicting new-onset or recurrent stroke/TIA in this cohort (AUC 0.87 vs. 0.75, P = .199).
Prior stroke/TIA, angiokeratoma, renal dysfunction, left ventricular hypertrophy, and global systolic dysfunction are independent risk factors for new-onset or recurrent stroke/TIA in FD patients without AF. It is feasible to predict new or recurrent cerebral events with the Fabry-specific score based on the above defined risk factors. Future studies are warranted to test if FD patients with high risk for new-onset or recurrent stroke/TIA, as defined by the Fabry-specific score (≥ 2 points), might benefit from antithrombotic therapy. Clinical trial registration HEAL-FABRY (evaluation of HEArt invoLvement in patients with FABRY disease, NCT03362164).
评估中风或短暂性脑缺血发作(TIA)的潜在风险因素,并检验 Fabry 特异性中风风险评分在无房颤(AF)的 Fabry 病(FD)患者中的可行性和疗效。
FD 患者常在年轻时经历脑血管事件(中风/TIA)。
共纳入 159 例经基因证实无 AF 的 FD 患者(年龄 40±14 岁,42.1%为男性),并确定中风/TIA 事件的风险因素。所有患者中位随访时间为 60(35-90 四分位间距)个月。预定义的主要结局包括新发或复发性中风/TIA 和全因死亡。
既往中风/TIA(HR 19.97,P<0.001)、血管角皮瘤(HR 4.06,P=0.010)、肌酐升高(HR 3.74,P=0.011)、显著左心室肥厚(HR 4.07,P=0.017)和整体收缩应变降低(GLS,HR 5.19,P=0.002)仍然是无 AF 的 FD 患者新发或复发性中风/TIA 的独立风险预测因子。根据上述定义的风险因素建立了 Fabry 特异性评分,该评分在预测本队列新发或复发性中风/TIA 方面优于 CHADS-VASc 评分(AUC 0.87 与 0.75,P=0.199)。
既往中风/TIA、血管角皮瘤、肾功能不全、左心室肥厚和整体收缩功能障碍是无 AF 的 FD 患者新发或复发性中风/TIA 的独立危险因素。基于上述定义的风险因素,使用 Fabry 特异性评分预测新的或复发性脑事件是可行的。需要进一步的研究来检验 Fabry 特异性评分(≥2 分)定义的新发或复发性中风/TIA 风险较高的 FD 患者是否可能从抗血栓治疗中获益。临床试验注册号 HEAL-FABRY(评估 Fabry 病患者心脏受累情况,NCT03362164)。