• J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Oct 2013

    Mitochondrial dysfunction as an arrhythmogenic substrate: a translational proof-of-concept study in patients with metabolic syndrome in whom post-operative atrial fibrillation develops.

    • David Montaigne, Xavier Marechal, Philippe Lefebvre, Thomas Modine, Georges Fayad, Helene Dehondt, Christopher Hurt, Augustin Coisne, Mohamed Koussa, Isabelle Remy-Jouet, Farid Zerimech, Eric Boulanger, Dominique Lacroix, Bart Staels, and Remi Neviere.
    • Equipe d'Accueil 4484, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Lille, University Lille 2, Lille, France; Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles CardioVasculaires, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France. Electronic address: davidmontaigne@hotmail.com.
    • J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2013 Oct 15;62(16):1466-73.

    ObjectivesThis study sought to provide bedside evidence of the potential link between cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction and arrhythmia as reported in bench studies.BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent complication of cardiac surgery. Underlying mechanisms of post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) remain largely unknown. Because cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction has been reported in clinical conditions with a high risk of POAF, we investigated whether a causal link exists between POAF onset and pre-operative function of cardiac mitochondria.MethodsPre-operative mitochondrial respiration and calcium retention capacity, respiratory complex activity, and myocardial oxidative stress were quantified in right atrial tissue from 104 consecutive patients with metabolic syndrome, in sinus rhythm, and undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.ResultsIn this high-risk population, POAF occurred in 44% of patients. Decreased pre-operative mitochondrial respiration and increased sensitivity to calcium-induced mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening were significantly associated with POAF. Adenosine diphosphate-stimulated mitochondrial respiration supported by palmitoyl-l-carnitine was significantly lower in POAF patients and remained independently associated with AF onset after adjustment for age, body mass index, heart rate, beta-blocker use, and statin medication (multivariate logistic regression coefficient per unit = -0.314 ± 0.144; p = 0.028). Gene expression profile analysis identified a general downregulation of the mitochondria/oxidative phosphorylation gene cluster in pre-operative atrial tissue of patients in whom AF developed.ConclusionsOur prospective study identifies an association between pre-operative mitochondrial dysfunction of the atrial myocardium and AF occurrence after cardiac surgery in patients with metabolic disease, providing novel insights into the link between mitochondria and arrhythmias in patients.Copyright © 2013 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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