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Angela W C Lee¹, Declan P O'Regan², Justin Gould¹

¹School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.

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Sex differences in heart size may explain why women respond better to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) at lower QRS duration thresholds. This research suggests personalized CRT guidelines for females based on left ventricle size.

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Biomedical Engineering
Computational Biology

Background:

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a key treatment for heart failure.
Lower female participation in clinical trials may lead to male-biased CRT guidelines.
Females exhibit higher CRT response rates at lower QRS duration (QRSd) thresholds.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if sex differences in left ventricle (LV) size explain improved female CRT response at lower QRSd.
To determine if LV size differences can predict sex-specific CRT guidelines.

Main Methods:

Utilized electrophysiological computer models of the heart.
Analyzed data from 1093 healthy individuals and 50 CRT patients.
Simulated the effect of LV size sex differences on QRS duration.

Main Results:

LV size sex differences accounted for 50-100% of the sex difference in QRSd in healthy individuals.
Model simulations predicted female-specific CRT guidelines with QRSd thresholds 9-13 ms lower than current guidelines.
LV size differences provide a mechanistic explanation for sex disparities in CRT response.

Conclusions:

Sex differences in LV size significantly contribute to sex differences in QRSd.
Smaller LV size in females mechanistically explains their improved CRT response at lower QRSd.
Findings support the development of sex-specific CRT guidelines to optimize treatment for female patients.