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ArticleTurkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology2024

A New Scoring System for the Evaluation of Ibrutinib-Associated Arrhythmias in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: The ACEF Score

İlhan Koyuncu, Betül Koyuncu, Mehmet Can Uğur, Emin Koyun, Oktay Şenöz, Mustafa Doğduş, Oktay Bilgir

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Article in Turkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Cardiovascular Safety of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: From Ibrutinib to Next-Generation Agents.American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions · 2026
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  3. Left Ventricular Thrombus in Oncology Patients and Beyond: Imaging, Treatment Choices, and Duration.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
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7 authors.

İlhan KoyuncuBakırçay University, Çiğli Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Cardiology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0002-7594-0203
Betül KoyuncuAtatürk City Hospital, Clinic of Hematology, Balıkesir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0003-2548-9351
Mehmet Can UğurBakırçay University, Çiğli Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Hematology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0002-5600-3169
Emin KoyunSivas Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Sivas, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0001-9823-1613
Oktay ŞenözBakırçay University, Çiğli Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Cardiology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0002-3847-7598
Mustafa Doğduşİzmir University of Economics Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0002-3895-1923
Oktay Bilgirİzmir Bayraklı City Hospital, Clinic of Hematology, İzmir, TürkiyeORCID 0000-0001-9579-0583

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibition in cardiac tissue causes inhibition of the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway, which is responsible for protecting cardiac tissue during stress. Therefore, there is an increase in the risk of arrhythmia. This study explores the prediction of that risk with the Age-Creatinine-Ejection Fraction (ACEF) score as a simple scoring system based on the components of age, creatinine, and ejection fraction. Materials and Methods: Patients diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and receiving ibrutinib treatment for at least 1 year were evaluated with echocardiography and Holter electrocardiography and the results were compared with a control group of CLL patients who had not received treatment. ACEF score was calculated with the formula age/left ventricular ejection fraction+1 (if creatinine >2.0 mg/dL). Results: When the arrhythmia development of the patients was evaluated, no statistically significant difference was found between the control and ibrutinib groups in terms of types of arrhythmias other than paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). PAF was found to occur at rates of 8% versus 22% (p=0.042) among ibrutinib non-users versus users. For patients using ibrutinib, an ACEF score of >1.21 predicted the development of PAF with 77% sensitivity and 75% specificity (area under the curve: 0.830, 95% confidence interval: 0.698-0.962, p<0.001). Conclusion: The ACEF score can be used as a risk score that predicts the development of PAF in patients diagnosed with CLL who are scheduled to start ibrutinib.

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AdenineArrhythmias, CardiacLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellPiperidinesAgedAged, 80 and overCreatinineFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinesAdenineCreatinineibrutinibPiperidinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinesACEF scoreArrhythmiaChronic lymphocytic leukemiaIbrutinib

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PMID38721568
PMCPMC11589260

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