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Beta-blockers in Hypertensive Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Atrial Fibrillation Prevention

Author(s): Goran Koraćević, Sladjana Mićić, Milovan Stojanović*, Marija Zdravkovic, Dragan Simić, Tomislav Kostić, Vesna Atanasković and Ružica Janković-Tomašević

Volume 22, Issue 1, 2024

Published on: 27 November, 2023

Page: [19 - 27] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/0115701611264647231110101700

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Abstract

Background: Hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy (HTN LVH) is a key risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF).

Objective: To evaluate the possible role of beta-blockers (BBs) in addition to a renin-angiotensinaldosterone system (RAAS) blocker in AF prevention in patients with HTN LVH.

Methods: We performed a PubMed, Elsevier, SAGE, Oxford, and Google Scholar search with the search items ‘beta blocker hypertension left ventricular hypertrophy patient’ from 2013-2023. In the end, a ‘snowball search’, based on the references of relevant papers as well as from papers that cited them was performed.

Results: HTN LVH is a risk factor for AF. In turn, AF substantially complicates HTN LVH and contributes to the genesis of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The prognosis of HFpEF is comparable with that of HF with reduced EF (HFrEF), and, regardless of the type, HF is associated with five-year mortality of 50-75%. The antiarrhythmic properties of BBs are wellrecognized, and BBs as a class of drugs are - in general - recommended to decrease the incidence of AF in HTN.

Conclusion: BBs are recommended (as a class) for AF prevention in several contemporary guidelines for HTN. LVH regression in HTN - used as a single criterion for the choice of antihypertensive medication - does not capture this protective effect. Consequently, it is worth studying how meaningful this antiarrhythmic action (to prevent AF) of BBs is in patients with HTN LVH in addition to a RAAS blocker.

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, beta-blockers, heart failure, sudden cardiac death, left ventricular hypertrophy, hypertensive.

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