Analysis of Adenosine on Sinus and Atrioventricular Nodal Conduction in the Pediatric Transplanted Heart
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cardiology, Cardiology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any - 25 |
| Updated: | 2/10/2018 |
| Start Date: | July 2015 |
| End Date: | July 2017 |
Prospective Analysis of Low-Dose Adenosine on Sinus and Atrioventricular Nodal Conduction in the Pediatric Transplanted Heart
Heart transplants save the lives of nearly 500 children in heart failure per year. Columbia
is one of the largest pediatric heart transplant centers in the world, averaging 25
transplants per year, and providing ongoing care to nearly 250 children with transplanted
hearts. After transplant, children are at increased risk to develop sudden onset of
abnormally fast heart rates. This research project will study adenosine, a medication that is
routinely used to slow fast heart rates in non-transplanted children (i.e. normal hearts),
and its effects on the transplanted heart. Adenosine is often not used in patients with
transplanted hearts because, based on prior limited research in adult patients, the standard
adult dose may have a longer medication effect, producing a slower heart rate for an
undesirable period of time. However, the current alternatives to adenosine treatment are
either inappropriate for the pediatric age range, or have increased risk of unwanted side
effects. This research project will answer two questions: is adenosine safe to give a child
who has had a heart transplant, and will it be effective in treating the fast heart rate?
All pediatric heart transplant patients undergo regular heart testing, known as a cardiac
catheterization, one or more times per year. Three days before testing, participants will be
asked to stop a regular medication, dipyridamole, because it slows the breakdown of adenosine
in the body, and may increase its effects. (Of note, all patients that are on dipyridamole
are also on aspirin, which gives a second line of heart protection, and will not be stopped.)
After regular cardiac catheterization, all patients will already have intravenous (IV) access
to give medication. Also, this setting allows the opportunity to have a back-up pacing
catheter in the heart, ensuring that there will not be a longer than desired effect from the
medication. Adenosine will be given per a low-dose protocol until either the medication
effect is seen or the maximum dose is reached. There will be no difference in procedure
recovery period time, and patients will resume regular home medications after finishing the
test. As Columbia is one of largest pediatric heart transplant centers in the world, studying
the effects of adenosine at low doses will benefit the investigators population greatly,
either to find a new recommended medication dose, or to provide evidence that this medication
is truly inadvisable for the investigators patients.
The initial study was completed with all 80 patients enrolled and tested. Subsequent testing
is now ongoing on patients in whom dipyridamole was stopped prior to their initial testing
with a repeat study without discontinuing the dipyridamole. We anticipate re-testing about 30
of the 80 patients.
is one of the largest pediatric heart transplant centers in the world, averaging 25
transplants per year, and providing ongoing care to nearly 250 children with transplanted
hearts. After transplant, children are at increased risk to develop sudden onset of
abnormally fast heart rates. This research project will study adenosine, a medication that is
routinely used to slow fast heart rates in non-transplanted children (i.e. normal hearts),
and its effects on the transplanted heart. Adenosine is often not used in patients with
transplanted hearts because, based on prior limited research in adult patients, the standard
adult dose may have a longer medication effect, producing a slower heart rate for an
undesirable period of time. However, the current alternatives to adenosine treatment are
either inappropriate for the pediatric age range, or have increased risk of unwanted side
effects. This research project will answer two questions: is adenosine safe to give a child
who has had a heart transplant, and will it be effective in treating the fast heart rate?
All pediatric heart transplant patients undergo regular heart testing, known as a cardiac
catheterization, one or more times per year. Three days before testing, participants will be
asked to stop a regular medication, dipyridamole, because it slows the breakdown of adenosine
in the body, and may increase its effects. (Of note, all patients that are on dipyridamole
are also on aspirin, which gives a second line of heart protection, and will not be stopped.)
After regular cardiac catheterization, all patients will already have intravenous (IV) access
to give medication. Also, this setting allows the opportunity to have a back-up pacing
catheter in the heart, ensuring that there will not be a longer than desired effect from the
medication. Adenosine will be given per a low-dose protocol until either the medication
effect is seen or the maximum dose is reached. There will be no difference in procedure
recovery period time, and patients will resume regular home medications after finishing the
test. As Columbia is one of largest pediatric heart transplant centers in the world, studying
the effects of adenosine at low doses will benefit the investigators population greatly,
either to find a new recommended medication dose, or to provide evidence that this medication
is truly inadvisable for the investigators patients.
The initial study was completed with all 80 patients enrolled and tested. Subsequent testing
is now ongoing on patients in whom dipyridamole was stopped prior to their initial testing
with a repeat study without discontinuing the dipyridamole. We anticipate re-testing about 30
of the 80 patients.
After cardiac catheterization, the study protocol will begin with 12.5µg/kg of adenosine (one
eighth the recommended starting clinical dose), and will double to 25µg/kg, 50µg/kg, 100µg/kg
and finally 200µg/kg (not to surpass the total maximum dose of 12mg). A pacing catheter will
be placed within the right ventricle prior to medication administration. Escalating doses
will stop if ventricular pacing is required due to a ventricular pause greater than 12
seconds or if atrioventricular block is demonstrated with a ventricular pause less than 12
seconds. If there is no prolonged pause requiring pacing and no demonstration of medication
effect the subsequent dose will be given.
Progression to the next dose of the adenosine will depend on both the primary and secondary
study outcomes. If the adenosine dose produces clinically significant bradycardia (> 12
seconds), ventricular pacing will be used to maintain cardiac output, and the dose will be
considered unsafe to use clinically and testing will end for that patient. If the adenosine
dose produces atrioventricular block but with a pause of less than 12 seconds (thus does not
require pacing), the dose will be considered effective and the study will terminate as well.
However, if the adenosine dose does not produce atrioventricular block or require pacing
intervention, the dose will be considered safe but ineffective and the study will progress to
the next higher dose. Before dose progression, the study will pause for additional 30 seconds
to ensure complete adenosine metabolism, as the half-life of adenosine is less than 10
seconds and does not exhibit cumulative effects. The subsequent dose will then be
administered and the ECG observed for clinically significant bradycardia and atrioventricular
block. This will be repeated until clinically significant bradycardia and/or atrioventricular
block is observed, or up to the final 200μg/kg (not to surpass the total maximum of 12mg)
dose.
The same study protocol is being utilized to retest the subset of patients in whom
dipyridamole was discontinued prior to the initial testing to further understand the safety
of administering adenosine to heart transplant patients chronically maintained on
dipyridamole.
eighth the recommended starting clinical dose), and will double to 25µg/kg, 50µg/kg, 100µg/kg
and finally 200µg/kg (not to surpass the total maximum dose of 12mg). A pacing catheter will
be placed within the right ventricle prior to medication administration. Escalating doses
will stop if ventricular pacing is required due to a ventricular pause greater than 12
seconds or if atrioventricular block is demonstrated with a ventricular pause less than 12
seconds. If there is no prolonged pause requiring pacing and no demonstration of medication
effect the subsequent dose will be given.
Progression to the next dose of the adenosine will depend on both the primary and secondary
study outcomes. If the adenosine dose produces clinically significant bradycardia (> 12
seconds), ventricular pacing will be used to maintain cardiac output, and the dose will be
considered unsafe to use clinically and testing will end for that patient. If the adenosine
dose produces atrioventricular block but with a pause of less than 12 seconds (thus does not
require pacing), the dose will be considered effective and the study will terminate as well.
However, if the adenosine dose does not produce atrioventricular block or require pacing
intervention, the dose will be considered safe but ineffective and the study will progress to
the next higher dose. Before dose progression, the study will pause for additional 30 seconds
to ensure complete adenosine metabolism, as the half-life of adenosine is less than 10
seconds and does not exhibit cumulative effects. The subsequent dose will then be
administered and the ECG observed for clinically significant bradycardia and atrioventricular
block. This will be repeated until clinically significant bradycardia and/or atrioventricular
block is observed, or up to the final 200μg/kg (not to surpass the total maximum of 12mg)
dose.
The same study protocol is being utilized to retest the subset of patients in whom
dipyridamole was discontinued prior to the initial testing to further understand the safety
of administering adenosine to heart transplant patients chronically maintained on
dipyridamole.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have undergone a heart transplantation and who receive their routine care
at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University Medical
Center
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients admitted to the inpatient heart failure team
- Patients present for their first outpatient catheterization after new transplant
- Abnormal hemodynamics concerning for acute rejection
- Patients present for follow up of rejection (last biopsy positive)
- Ingested methylxanthine-containing foods that day
- Patients taking oral dipyridamole and did not discontinue it 3 days prior to testing
- Prior transplant history of coronary artery vasculopathy with this allograft or
concern for abnormal coronary vasculature by angiography on the day of the
catheterization
- Patients taking carbamazepine (may potentiate adenosine effect)
- Patients with known conduction disease (first, second or third degree atrioventricular
block) and/or with pre-existing sinus node dysfunction (based on pre-existing ECG,
Holter or inpatient telemetry)
- Patients/guardians unable to give consent in English
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