Progressive Conduction System Disease Preceding Hypertrophy in IVS4 + 919G > A Fabry Variant: a Population-based Electrocardiographic Study

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2026
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Abstract Background The IVS4 + 919G > A variant is the most prevalent late-onset Fabry variant in East Asian populations, but its electrophysiological trajectory remains incompletely defined. Methods From a regional genetic screening program, 905 IVS4 + 919G > A carriers were identified among 457,581 patients and matched 1:2 to controls by age and sex. Electrocardiographic (ECG) parameters were compared across decades, and echocardiography correlated structural changes with ECG findings. Results The cumulative prevalence of IVS4 + 919G > A was 0.198%. Age-specific prevalence in females was ∼2.5-fold higher than in males (0.11–0.15%), without significant change throughout different age categories. Female carriers demonstrated the catch-up phenomenon after the age of 60. Males exhibited a 9-fold risk of right bundle branch block (RBBB) and pacemaker implantation (PPM) compared with male controls (RBBB, HR 9.286, 95% CI 5.16–16.70, P < 0.001; PPM, HR 9.197, 95% CI 2.88–29.31, P < 0.001), and this precedes the onset of echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy. Risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation (HR 1.435, 95% CI 0.69–2.96, P = 0.289) was similar between male carriers and controls. PR interval was not shortening and prolongs instead. Combining left ventricular hypertrophy with conduction abnormalities, ECG detection achieved 88% sensitivity, exceeding echocardiographic criteria alone (51.5%). Conclusions IVS4 + 919G > A variant is characterized by a progressive electrical phenotype dominated by conduction system disease preceding hypertrophy without excess major arrhythmic events. Electrocardiographic surveillance and phenotype-based risk stratification may be more informative than structural assessment alone for identifying individuals at risk of device therapy.
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Authors Wei‐Hsin Chung, Cheng-Chang Tung, Ting‐Yuan Liu, Wan‐Jung Chang, Kuan‐Cheng Chang, Wei-De Lin, Hsin-Yueh Liang, Fuu‐Jen Tsai
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Journal EP Europace
Year 2026
DOI
10.1093/europace/euag258
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https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag258
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