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ArticleCardio-oncology (London, England)2025

Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased in-hospitality mortality during Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy hospitalizations: a retrospective cohort study in the United States.

Nischit Baral, Nabin R Karki, Daniel A Ladin, Raja Zaghlol, Mahmoud Ibrahim, Alexander Rabadi, Tarec K Elajami, Olivia Mechanic, Arvind Kunadi, Joshua D Mitchell

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Nischit BaralCardiovascular Division, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Columbia University, Miami Beach, FL, USA.
Nabin R KarkiMitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA.
Daniel A LadinCardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8086, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Raja ZaghlolCardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8086, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Mahmoud IbrahimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mclaren Flint/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Flint, MI, USA.
Alexander RabadiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mclaren Flint/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Flint, MI, USA.
Tarec K ElajamiCardiovascular Division, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Columbia University, Miami Beach, FL, USA.
Olivia MechanicCardiovascular Division, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Columbia University, Miami Beach, FL, USA.
Arvind KunadiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mclaren Flint/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Flint, MI, USA.
Joshua D MitchellCardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8086, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA. jdmitchell@wustl.edu.

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Abstract

backgroundChimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy (CAR-T) has emerged as a promising treatment for specific hematological malignancies. While some studies suggest an association between CAR-T and atrial fibrillation (AF), more data are needed on the association of AF with CAR-T outcomes.

methodsThis retrospective cohort study utilized the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2017-2020 to explore in-hospital outcomes in cancer patients with AF while undergoing CAR-T. Comparisons were drawn between patients with and without AF during the hospitalization, assessing various parameters including mortality rates, length of hospital stay, and occurrences of acute heart failure, pulmonary edema, and gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.

resultsOf the 236,270 cancer-related hospitalizations, 1,030 cases (0.44%) received CAR-T. The average age of CAR-T recipients was 55.6 years ± 18.1 years, and females constituted 40.5% of the total CAR-T recipients. Of the 1030 patients receiving CAR-T, 97 (9.4%) had an associated diagnosis of AF during their hospitalization. A multivariable logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age, sex, race, comorbidity, and income, revealed that hospitalized cancer patients who underwent CAR-T therapy with AF had increased odds of in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio, aOR: 3.87), acute pulmonary edema (aOR: 3.29), GI bleeding (aOR: 5.46), acute heart failure (aOR: 10.2), and extended hospital stays (Beta coefficient: 0.18) compared to hospitalizations with CAR-T but without AF. Similar results were observed in two sensitivity analyses: one limited to patients with diffuse B-cell lymphoma, and another excluding patients who had sepsis or respiratory failure while receiving CAR-T therapy.

conclusionsIn cancer patients receiving CAR-T, inpatient AF is independently associated with a higher risk of in-hospital mortality, acute pulmonary edema, gastrointestinal bleeding, acute heart failure, and prolonged hospitalization.

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Atrial fibrillationCancerCardiovascular diseaseChimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapyCohort StudyIn-hospital Mortality

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PMCPMC12224371

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