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Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in an Asynchronous Heart Failure Model Induced by Left Bundle Branch Ablation and Rapid Pacing
Published on: December 11, 2017
Invasive optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy: role of sequential biventricular and left ventricular
Klaus Kurzidim1, Heinrich Reinke, Johannes Sperzel
1Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany. k.kurzidim@kerckhoff-klinik.de
Background:
Aim of this invasive study was to characterize and quantify changes in left ventricular (LV) systolic function due to sequential biventricular pacing (BV) as compared to right atrial triggered simultaneous BV (BV(0)), LV, and right ventricular (RV) pacing in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).
Methods:
In 22 CHF patients, all in sinus rhythm, temporary multisite pacing was performed prior to implantation of a permanent system. LV systolic function was evaluated invasively by the maximum rate of LV pressure increase (dP/dt(max)). Sequential BV pacing was performed with preactivation of either ventricle at 20-80 ms.
Results:
In comparison to RV pacing, LV and BV(0) pacing increased dP/dt(max) by 33.9 +/- 19.3% and 34.0 +/- 22.6%, respectively (P < 0.001). In 9 patients, optimized sequential BV pacing further improved dP/dt(max) by 8.5 +/- 4.8% compared to BV(0) (range 3.3-17.1, P < 0.05). In 10 patients exhibiting a PR interval < or =200 ms, LV pacing was either superior (n = 6) or equal to BV(0) pacing (n = 4). In these 10 patients, LV pacing yielded a 7.4 +/- 8.0% higher dP/dt(max) than BV(0) pacing (P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Using sequential BV pacing, generally with LV preactivation, moderate improvements in LV systolic function can be achieved in selected patients. Baseline PR interval may aid in the selection of the optimum cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) mode, favoring LV pacing in patients with a PR interval < or =200 ms.
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