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Ginks MR, Shetty AK, Lambiase PD, Duckett SG, Bostock J, Peacock JL, Rhode KS, Bucknall C, Gill J, Taggart P, Leclercq C, Carr-White GS, Razavi R, Rinaldi CA. Benefits of Endocardial and Multisite Pacing Are Dependent on the Type of Left Ventricular Electric Activation Pattern and Presence of Ischemic Heart Disease. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2012; 5:889-97. [DOI: 10.1161/circep.111.967505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Matthew R. Ginks
- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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- From the St. Thomas’ Hospital (M.R.G., A.K.S., J.B., C.B., J.G., G.S.C.-W., A.R.), The Heart Hospital (P.D.L.), University College Hospital (P.D.L., P.T.), and King’s College, London, United Kingdom (S.G.D., J.L.P., K.S.R., R.R.); and University Hospital, Rennes, France (C.L.)
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Mechanical dyssynchrony is a common phenomenon in patients with congestive heart failure, which usually identified by noninvasive cardiac imaging tools such as echocardiography. It demonstrates electromechanical delay in some regions of the failing heart which in turn contributes to further impairment of cardiac function. The diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic values of mechanical dyssynchrony have been reported in a number of studies. Therefore, this review describes briefly the methods of measurement, but more importantly, explains the clinical implication of its assessment in heart failure related aspects including cardiac resynchronization therapy, functional mitral regurgitation, diastolic heart failure and mortality.
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- Qing Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. ; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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KANDALA JAGDESH, UPADHYAY GAURAVA, ALTMAN ROBERTK, BOSE ABHISHEK, HEIST EKEVIN, MELA THEOFANIE, SINGH JAGMEETP. Electrical Delay in Apically Positioned Left Ventricular Leads and Clinical Outcome After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2012; 24:182-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02428.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Daubert JC, Saxon L, Adamson PB, Auricchio A, Berger RD, Beshai JF, Breithard O, Brignole M, Cleland J, Delurgio DB, Dickstein K, Exner DV, Gold M, Grimm RA, Hayes DL, Israel C, Leclercq C, Linde C, Lindenfeld J, Merkely B, Mont L, Murgatroyd F, Prinzen F, Saba SF, Shinbane JS, Singh J, Tang AS, Vardas PE, Wilkoff BL, Zamorano JL. 2012 EHRA/HRS expert consensus statement on cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure: implant and follow-up recommendations and management. Heart Rhythm 2012; 9:1524-76. [PMID: 22939223 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Relationship between fragmented QRS and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2012; 35:337-42; discussion 342. [PMID: 22926204 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9715-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment for heart failure (HF) with a wide QRS. Fragmented QRS (fQRS) on a 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG) has been shown to predict cardiac events in several patient populations. We aimed to investigate the relationship between fragmented wide QRS (f-wQRS) and left ventricular dyssynchrony and response to CRT. METHODS Fifty-three patients with HF undergoing CRT were studied. The presence of fQRS was assessed using standardized criteria. Dyssynchrony was defined as interventricular mechanical delay (IVMD) ≥40 ms and tissue Doppler velocity opposing-wall delay ≥65 ms. Echocardiographic response to CRT was defined by a ≥15 % reduction in left ventricular end-systolic volume at 6 months follow-up. RESULTS Fragmented wide QRS was present in 17 (32 %) patients. Interventricular and intraventricular dyssynchrony were highly prevalent in both patient groups with f-wQRS and nonf-wQRS (64.7 % vs 75 %, p = 0.44; 70.6 % vs 72.2 %, p = 0.25). Ischemic HF was significantly higher in patients with f-wQRS than patients with nonf-wQRS (64 % vs 33 %, p = 0.03). Reverse remodeling was developed in 32 (89 %) and 6 (35 %) of patients with nonf-wQRS and f-wQRS, respectively (p = 0.001). In multivariate analysis, significant associates of response to CRT were evaluated adjusting for etiology of cardiomyopathy, QRS width, IVMD, intraventricular delay, and f-wQRS. Lack of f-wQRS was the only predictor of response to CRT (OR 1.556, 95 % CI, 0.016-0.806, p = 0.028). CONCLUSIONS Presence of dyssynchrony is necessary but not sufficient to select appropriate candidates for CRT. Presence of f-wQRS on baseline ECG may play a role in identifying patients who may not respond to CRT.
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Babbs CF. Optimizing electrode placement for hemodynamic benefit in cardiac resynchronization therapy. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2012; 35:1135-45. [PMID: 22762433 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03454.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Research is needed to explore the relative benefits of alternative electrode placements in biventricular and left ventricular (LV) pacing for heart failure with left bundle branch block (LBBB). METHODS A fast computational model of the left ventricle, running on an ordinary laptop computer, was created to simulate the spread of electrical activation over the myocardial surface, together with the resulting electrocardiogram, segmental wall motion, stroke volume, and ejection fraction in the presence of varying degrees of mitral regurgitation. Arbitrary zones of scar and blocked electrical conduction could be modeled. RESULTS Simulations showed there are both sweet spots and poor spots for LV electrode placement, sometimes separated by only a few centimeters. In heart failure with LBBB, pacing at poor spots can produce little benefit or even reduce pumping effectiveness. Pacing at sweet spots can produce up to 35% improvement in ejection fraction. Relatively larger benefit occurs in dilated hearts, in keeping with the greater disparity between early and late activated muscle. Sweet spots are typically located on the basal to midlevel, inferolateral wall. Poor spots are located on or near the interventricular septum. Anteroapical scar with conduction block causes little shift in locations for optimal pacing. Hearts with increased passive ventricular compliance and absence of preejection mitral regurgitation exhibit greater therapeutic gain. The durations and wave shapes of QRS complexes in the electrocardiogram can help predict optimum electrode placement in real time. CONCLUSIONS Differences between poor responders and hyperresponders to cardiac resynchronization therapy can be understood in terms of basic anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. Computational modeling suggests general strategies for optimal electrode placement. In a given patient heart size, regional pathology and regional dynamics allow individual pretreatment planning to target optimal electrode placement.
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- Charles F Babbs
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, 1246 Lynn Hall, 625 Harrison Street, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
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Potse M. Mathematical modeling and simulation of ventricular activation sequences: implications for cardiac resynchronization therapy. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2012; 5:146-58. [PMID: 22282106 PMCID: PMC3294217 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-011-9343-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/18/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Next to clinical and experimental research, mathematical modeling plays a crucial role in medicine. Biomedical research takes place on many different levels, from molecules to the whole organism. Due to the complexity of biological systems, the interactions between components are often difficult or impossible to understand without the help of mathematical models. Mathematical models of cardiac electrophysiology have made a tremendous progress since the first numerical ECG simulations in the 1960s. This paper briefly reviews the development of this field and discusses some example cases where models have helped us forward, emphasizing applications that are relevant for the study of heart failure and cardiac resynchronization therapy.
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- Mark Potse
- Institute of Computational Science, University of Lugano, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, 6904 Lugano, Switzerland.
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Thébault C, Donal E, Meunier C, Gervais R, Gerritse B, Gold MR, Abraham WT, Linde C, Daubert JC. Sites of left and right ventricular lead implantation and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy observations from the REVERSE trial. Eur Heart J 2012; 33:2662-71. [PMID: 22285578 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to ascertain the effects of the left (LV) and right (RV) ventricular lead tip position in response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). BACKGROUND The REVERSE randomized trial examined the effects of CRT in patients with asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic heart failure (HF). METHODS We analysed data collected from the active group (CRT-ON) of REVERSE in whom the precise locations of the LV and RV ventricular lead tips were determined from postoperative chest roentgenograms as part of a prespecified sub-study. LV position was classified as lateral or non-lateral, and apical or non-apical. RV position was classified as apical or non-apical. Echocardiographic LV end-systolic volume index (LVESVi), QRS duration, and clinical outcomes at 12-24 months of follow-up were evaluated with respect to the lead tip position. The primary trial endpoint was the proportion of patients with a worsened HF clinical composite response, scored as improved, unchanged, or worsened. RESULTS Totally 346 patients included in this analysis were followed for a median of 12.6 months (interquartile range: 11.9-23.9 months). The proportion of worsened HF clinical composite response did not correlate with lead position, whereas a significantly greater decrease in the powered secondary endpoint of LVESVi was observed with the non-apical vs. the apical LV lead positions. CRT-paced QRS duration was significantly shorter than at baseline in patients with lateral vs. non-lateral LV position, as well non-apical vs. apical LV position. The incidence of composite endpoint of death and first hospitalization for HF was lower in the LV lateral than in the non-lateral (HR 0.44; 95% CI 0.19-0.99; P= 0.04), and in the LV non-apical than in the apical group (HR 0.27; 95% CI 0.11-0.63; P= 0.001). No significant differences were observed between RV apical and non-apical positions of the lead tip. CONCLUSIONS A more favourable outcome of CRT with regard to LV reverse remodelling and the composite of time to death or first HF hospitalization was observed when the LV lead tip was implanted in the lateral wall, away from the apex, while the position of the RV lead tip was indifferent. The long-term change in QRS duration was significantly associated with the position of the LV lead tip. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00271154.
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- Christophe Thébault
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, CIC IT, INSERM 642, Rennes, France
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Cowburn PJ, Leclercq C. How to improve outcomes with cardiac resynchronisation therapy: importance of lead positioning. Heart Fail Rev 2011; 17:781-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10741-011-9287-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Underestimation of duration of ventricular activation by 12-lead ECG compared with direct measurement of activation duration derived from implanted pacemaker leads. Int J Cardiol 2011; 152:35-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2009] [Revised: 05/10/2010] [Accepted: 07/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Houthuizen P, Bracke FALE, van Gelder BM. Atrioventricular and interventricular delay optimization in cardiac resynchronization therapy: physiological principles and overview of available methods. Heart Fail Rev 2011; 16:263-76. [PMID: 21431901 PMCID: PMC3074065 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-010-9215-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In this review, the physiological rationale for atrioventricular and interventricular delay optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy is discussed including the influence of exercise and long-term cardiac resynchronization therapy. The broad spectrum of both invasive and non-invasive optimization methods is reviewed with critical appraisal of the literature. Although the spectrum of both invasive and non-invasive optimization methods is broad, no single method can be recommend for standard practice as large-scale studies using hard endpoints are lacking. Current efforts mainly investigate optimization during resting conditions; however, there is a need to develop automated algorithms to implement dynamic optimization in order to adapt to physiological alterations during exercise and after anatomical remodeling.
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- Patrick Houthuizen
- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, P.O. Box 1350, 5602 ZA Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Blendea D, Singh JP. Lead positioning strategies to enhance response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Fail Rev 2011; 16:291-303. [PMID: 21184174 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-010-9212-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Left ventricular lead position is one of the main determinants of CRT response. There are several approaches in LV lead positioning that include favoring an optimal anatomical position or targeting either the segment with maximal mechanical dyssynchrony or a region with maximal electrical delay. The conventional LV lead implantation faces several technical difficulties that may prevent the obtaining of a stable position and good performance of the LV lead without phrenic nerve stimulation. In addition, implant of the LV pacing lead in areas with myocardial scar may result in less than optimal cardiac resynchronization. Several strategies have been proposed to overcome all these obstacles including multimodality cardiac imaging to help in preprocedural or intraprocedural identification of the latest activated areas of the LV and the potential anatomical constraints. In selected patients, the surgical implant may be a solution to overcome these constraints. In the future, LV endocardial or epicardial multisite pacing may deliver an enhanced response to CRT.
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- Dan Blendea
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Long-Term Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure Patients With Unfavorable Cardiac Veins Anatomy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 58:483-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2010] [Revised: 12/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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DOLTRA ADELINA, VIDAL BÀRBARA, SILVA ETELVINO, MONT LLUÍS, TAMBORERO DAVID, CASTEL MARÍAÁNGELES, TOLOSANA JOSÉMARÍA, BERRUEZO ANTONIO, BRUGADA JOSEP, SITGES MARTA. Comparison of Hemodynamic versus Dyssynchrony Assessment for Interventricular Delay Optimization with Echocardiography in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2011; 34:984-90. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03078.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Singh JP, Klein HU, Huang DT, Reek S, Kuniss M, Quesada A, Barsheshet A, Cannom D, Goldenberg I, McNitt S, Daubert JP, Zareba W, Moss AJ. Left ventricular lead position and clinical outcome in the multicenter automatic defibrillator implantation trial-cardiac resynchronization therapy (MADIT-CRT) trial. Circulation 2011; 123:1159-66. [PMID: 21382893 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.000646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 411] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND An important determinant of successful cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure is the position of the left ventricular (LV) pacing lead. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of the LV lead position on outcome in patients randomized to cardiac resynchronization-defibrillation in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) study. METHODS AND RESULTS The location of the LV lead was assessed by means of coronary venograms and chest x-rays recorded at the time of device implantation. The LV lead location was classified along the short axis into an anterior, lateral, or posterior position and along the long axis into a basal, midventricular, or apical region. The primary end point of MADIT-CRT was heart failure (HF) hospitalization or death, whichever came first. The LV lead position was assessed in 799 patients, (55% patients ≥65 years of age, 26% female, 10% LV ejection fraction ≤25%, 55% ischemic cardiomyopathy, and 71% left bundle-branch block) with a follow-up of 29±11 months. The extent of cardiac resynchronization therapy benefit was similar for leads in the anterior, lateral, or posterior position (P=0.652). The apical lead location compared with leads located in the nonapical position (basal or midventricular region) was associated with a significantly increased risk for heart failure/death (hazard ratio=1.72; 95% confidence interval, 1.09 to 2.71; P=0.019) after adjustment for the clinical covariates. The apical lead position was also associated with an increased risk for death (hazard ratio=2.91; 95% confidence interval, 1.42 to 5.97; P=0.004). CONCLUSION LV leads positioned in the apical region were associated with an unfavorable outcome, suggesting that this lead location should be avoided in cardiac resynchronization therapy. Clinical Trial Registration- URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00180271.
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- Jagmeet P Singh
- DPhil, GRB 109, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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HERWEG BENGT, ALI RIAS, ILERCIL ARZU, MADRAMOOTOO CHRIS, CUTRO RAY, WESTON MARKW, BAROLD SSERGE. Site-Specific Differences in Latency Intervals during Biventricular Pacing: Impact on Paced QRS Morphology and Echo-Optimized V-V Interval. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2010; 33:1382-91. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02882.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Enhancing the Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010; 55:576-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 10/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Noncontact Mapping of Left Ventricle during CRT Implant. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2010; 33:74-84. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02578.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Fang F, Chan JYS, Yip GWK, Xie JM, Zhang Q, Fung JWH, Lam YY, Yu CM. Prevalence and determinants of left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony in patients with normal ejection fraction received right ventricular apical pacing: a real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 2009; 11:109-18. [DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Lo Q, Thomas L. Echocardiographic evaluation of systolic heart failure. Australas J Ultrasound Med 2009; 12:21-29. [PMID: 28191069 PMCID: PMC5024850 DOI: 10.1002/j.2205-0140.2009.tb00067.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Echocardiography is the most commonly used modality for evaluating left ventricular size and function in the context of systolic heart failure. Traditional techniques, though extensively used, have their limitations and more recently several newer technologies have emerged that are more reproducible, provide prognostic information, guide therapies and have an important role in monitoring progress. This review will evaluate the traditional and more novel techniques used and briefly provide an overview of the role of echocardiography in guiding and monitoring therapies in patients with systolic heart failure.
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- Queenie Lo
- Liverpool Hospital; Department of Cardiology; Sydney New South Wales 2170 Australia
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- Liverpool Hospital; Department of Cardiology; Sydney New South Wales 2170 Australia
- The University of New South Wales; Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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Vatasescu R, Berruezo A, Mont L, Tamborero D, Sitges M, Silva E, Tolosana JM, Vidal B, Andreu D, Brugada J. Midterm 'super-response' to cardiac resynchronization therapy by biventricular pacing with fusion: insights from electro-anatomical mapping. Europace 2009; 11:1675-82. [PMID: 19880850 PMCID: PMC2780924 DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Aims Some authors recommend avoiding fusion with left ventricular (LV) intrinsic depolarization during cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). If fusion is still present during optimized biventricular (Biv) pacing and its long-term effects on the response to CRT are currently unknown. The aim of the study was to analyse the endocardial LV activation pattern induced by echocardiographically optimized Biv pacing and its influence on LV reverse remodelling. Methods and results Contact electro-anatomical mapping was performed in 15 heart failure (HF) patients with left bundle branch block and echocardiographically optimized CRT (seven ischaemic aetiology, 64 ± 8 years, three women, New York Heart Association class 3 ± 0.4, LV ejection fraction 25 ± 5%). Left ventricular activation maps were performed in sinus rhythm (SR), during DDD right ventricular apical (RVA) and optimized Biv pacing. Fusion with intrinsic rhythm during pacing was considered when LV septal activation was produced at least partially by intrinsic depolarization, when compared with LV activation map during SR. Patients were considered responders to CRT if they had ≥10% reduction in LV end-systolic volume (LVESV) after 6 months of CRT. During SR, the LV breakthrough was mid-septal (n = 12), basal septum (n = 2), and apical (n = 1). During RVA pacing, LV breakthrough shifted apical in all patients. Right ventricular apical/Biv pacing proved fusion with intrinsic depolarization in 8 of 15 patients. The PR interval was shorter in patients with fusion RVA/Biv pacing (164 ± 24 vs. 234 ± 55 ms, P = 0.006). There was a trend for shorter LV activation time (LVat) in patients with fusion during RVA pacing (87 ± 33 vs. 113 ± 21 ms, P = 0.08) as well as during optimized Biv pacing (83 ± 18 vs. 104 ± 24 ms, P = 0.07), although LVat was similar in SR (100 ± 22 vs. 106 ± 20, P = NS). In patients with fusion, 6 months responder rate was significantly higher (100 vs. 28.5%, P < 0.007) as was the degree of LVESV reduction (39 ± 17 vs. 1.0 ± 14%, P < 0.001). Conclusion Biventricular pacing with fusion may substantially increase the structural responder rate probably by shortening LVat.
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- Radu Vatasescu
- Cardiology Department, Arrhythmia Section, Hospital Clinic, Thorax Institute, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Morgan JM, Delgado V. Lead positioning for cardiac resynchronization therapy: techniques and priorities. Europace 2009; 11 Suppl 5:v22-8. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Incremental prognostic value of combining left ventricular lead position and systolic dyssynchrony in predicting long-term survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy. Clin Sci (Lond) 2009; 117:397-404. [PMID: 19335338 DOI: 10.1042/cs20080580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The efficacy of CRT (cardiac resynchronization therapy) can be affected by a number of factors; however, the prognostic significance of the LV (left ventricular) lead position has not been explored. The aim of the present study was to examine whether a PL (posterolateral) lead position has an additional value to systolic dyssynchrony in predicting a better survival after CRT. Patients (n=134) who received CRT were followed-up for 39±24 months. The LV lead position was determined by cine fluoroscopy, and baseline dyssynchrony was assessed by TDI (tissue Doppler imaging). The relationship between the LV lead position/dyssynchrony and mortality was compared using Kaplan–Meier curves, followed by Cox regression analysis. The all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities were 38 and 31% respectively. The presence of dyssynchrony and a PL lead position predicted a lower all-cause mortality (29 compared with 47%; log-rank χ2=5.38, P=0.02) and cardiovascular mortality (21 compared with 41%; log-rank χ2=6.75, P=0.009) than when absent. The all-cause mortality was as high as 62% when patients had neither dyssynchrony nor a PL lead position, but was reduced to 29% when both criteria were present, and was between 45 and 46% when only one criterion was present (χ2=6.79, P=0.01). The corresponding values for cardiovascular mortality were 62% when patients had neither dyssynchrony nor a PL lead position, 36–38% when patients had either dyssynchrony or a PL lead position, and 21% when patients had both criteria present (χ2=9.54, P=0.004). Combining dyssynchrony and a PL lead position independently predicted a lower all-cause morality {HR (hazard ratio), 0.496 [95% CI (confidence interval), 0.278–0.888]; P=0.018} and cardiovascular mortality [HR, 0.442 (95% CI, 0.232–0.844); P=0.013]. In conclusion, the placement of the LV lead at a PL position provides additional value to baseline dyssynchrony in predicting a lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality during long-term follow-up after CRT.
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy improves symptoms and cardiac function, as well as reduces mortality in patients with progressive congestive heart failure, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and a left bundle branch block on the surface electrocardiogram. As many as 30% of patients fail to have an adequate response. The interplay between the atrioventricular delay and the contribution of a properly timed atrial contraction to ventricular filling along with a properly timed sequence of activation of the right and left ventricular is crucial to maximizing the benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy devices.
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- Avi Fischer
- Zena & Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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Difference in prevalence and pattern of mechanical dyssynchrony in left bundle branch block occurring in right ventricular apical pacing versus systolic heart failure. Am Heart J 2008; 156:989-95. [PMID: 19061717 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2007] [Accepted: 06/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study compared the prevalence and pattern of mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with normal heart and right ventricular apical (RVA) pacing versus patients with systolic heart failure (SHF) and spontaneous left bundle branch block (LBBB). METHODS A total of 112 patients having LBBB pattern on surface electrocardiogram were included (57 with ejection fraction>50% received RVA pacing; 55 had SHF with ejection fraction<35%). Using tissue Doppler imaging, systolic and diastolic dyssynchrony was defined by the standard deviation of the time to peak systolic and peak early diastolic velocity, respectively. RESULTS Despite comparable QRS duration and LBBB pattern, the prevalence of electromechanical dyssynchrony was significantly lower in the patients with RVA pacing (systolic: 54% vs 73%, chi2=4.058, P=.044; diastolic: 32% vs 61%, chi2=9.738, P=.002). The presence of coexisting systolic and diastolic dyssynchrony, isolated systolic dyssynchrony, isolated diastolic dyssynchrony, and no dyssynchrony also showed a different distribution between the 2 groups (RVA pacing: 14%, 40%, 18%, and 28%; SHF: 51%, 22%, 11%, and 16%; chi2=17.498, P=.001). Furthermore, the SHF group had a higher prevalence of medial wall (ie, septal, anteroseptal, and inferior) delay (56% vs 30%), whereas RVA pacing resulted in more free wall (ie, lateral, posterior and anterior) delay (44% vs 70%) (chi2=8.050, P=.005). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of mechanical dyssynchrony is lower in patients with normal ejection fraction and RVA pacing when compared with patients with SHF and spontaneous LBBB. The pattern of delay in contraction also appears to be different between the 2 groups.
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Kautzner J, Peichl P. Selecting CRT candidates: the value of intracardiac mapping. Europace 2008; 10 Suppl 3:iii106-9. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kapetanakis S, Bhan A, Monaghan MJ. Echo Determinants of Dyssynchrony (Atrioventricular and Inter- and Intraventricular) and Predictors of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Echocardiography 2008; 25:1020-30. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00785.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Prinzen FW, Auricchio A. Is echocardiographic assessment of dyssynchrony useful to select candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy? Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2008; 1:70-7; discussion 78. [DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.108.791772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Frits W. Prinzen
- From the Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (F.W.P.); and Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (A.A.)
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- From the Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (F.W.P.); and Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland (A.A.)
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Petkar S, Luckie M, Khattar RS. Cardiac resynchronization therapy in chronic heart failure. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2008; 69:392-8. [DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2008.69.7.30415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cardiac resynchronization devices are used with increasing frequency in the treatment of chronic heart failure. This review focuses on the pathophysiological basis of cardiac dyssynchrony, and the rationale for resynchronization therapy.
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- Sanjiv Petkar
- Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL
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- Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL
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- Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL
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Miller WL, Hodge DO, Hammill SC. Association of uncomplicated electrocardiographic conduction blocks with subsequent cardiac morbidity in a community-based population (Olmsted County, Minnesota). Am J Cardiol 2008; 101:102-6. [PMID: 18157974 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.07.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2007] [Revised: 07/16/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ventricular conduction blocks (VCBs) identified on a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) are associated with poor outcomes in patients with known cardiac disease. The prognostic implications of uncomplicated VCB (right or left bundle branch block [RBBB or LBBB], left anterior hemiblock) in patients without cardiac diagnoses, however, need to be reevaluated in the current therapeutic era. The purpose of this study was to determine long-term cardiac morbidity and mortality in a community-based population with electrocardiographically-identified VCB, documented normal left ventricular ejection fraction, and no diagnoses of cardiac disease at the time of the index ECG. A retrospective observational cohort study was undertaken of patients in Olmsted County, Minnesota, evaluated from 1975 to 1999. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis post-index electrocardiography was performed with median follow-up of 9.0 years; 706 patients (mean age 64 +/- 16 [SE] years) were identified. Of those, 12% had LBBB with left-axis deviation (LAD); 20% had LBBB without LAD; 26% had left anterior hemiblock; and 42% had RBBB. Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated a significant difference in cardiovascular morbidity risk among the VCB groups (p = 0.017) with left anterior hemiblock and LBBB with LAD, and these were associated with the highest 10-year cardiovascular morbidity risk (58% and 68%, respectively). The incidence of dilated cardiomyopathy was 3% in patients with LBBB with LAD compared with 0.85% in the overall cohort. Significant mortality differences were also demonstrated between LBBB with LAD compared with LBBB without LAD (p = 0.048), left anterior hemiblock compared with LBBB without LAD (p <0.0001), and left anterior hemiblock compared with RBBB (p = 0.0007). In conclusion, the identification of uncomplicated VCB with LAD is associated with increased long-term cardiac morbidity/mortality risk, including the development of dilated and ischemic cardiomyopathy. Isolated VCB is an early marker of cardiac co-morbidities and potentially identifies a high-risk group of patients who warrant preventive intervention.
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- Wayne L Miller
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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Yuan XP, White JA, Yee R, Drangova M. Tissue Doppler Imaging of Mitral Annular Motion Is an Effective Surrogate of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony and Predicts Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2007; 20:1186-93. [PMID: 17570638 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Tissue Doppler imaging of basal myocardial segments has been used to predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). However, in patients with poor imaging windows mechanical dyssynchrony may be difficult to assess because of poor tissue characterization. We tested the hypothesis that tissue Doppler evaluation of the mitral annulus can accurately identify the presence of left ventricular dyssynchrony and predict the response to CRT. METHODS Tissue Doppler imaging of 6 mitral annular sites and 6 basal myocardial segments was performed in 21 patients with heart failure, before and at 3 months after CRT device implantation. Time to peak systolic velocity (T(s)) was determined for each site and intraventricular dyssynchrony was defined as the maximal difference in T(s) between measurement sites. RESULTS Excellent correlation was observed between mitral annular and basal segment measurements of T(s) (r = 0.90, P < .001 at baseline and r = 0.93, P < .001 at follow-up) and maximal difference in T(s) between measurement sites (r = 0.90, P < .001 at baseline and r = 0.90, P = .003 at follow-up). Receiver operator characteristic analysis for the mitral annulus measurements demonstrated that an optimal cut-off value of T(s) = 179 milliseconds differentiated responders from nonresponders with a sensitivity of 86% and specificity of 82%; similarly, a cut-off value of maximal difference in T(s) between measurement sites = 105 milliseconds for intraventricular dyssynchrony differentiated responders from nonresponders with a sensitivity of 86% and specificity of 73%. CONCLUSION Tissue Doppler assessment of mitral annular motion can accurately identify left ventricular dyssynchrony and predict positive response to CRT.
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- Xia Ping Yuan
- Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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Vidal B, Sitges M, Marigliano A, Delgado V, Díaz-Infante E, Azqueta M, Tamborero D, Tolosana JM, Berruezo A, Pérez-Villa F, Paré C, Mont L, Brugada J. Optimizing the programation of cardiac resynchronization therapy devices in patients with heart failure and left bundle branch block. Am J Cardiol 2007; 100:1002-6. [PMID: 17826387 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.04.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2007] [Revised: 04/24/2007] [Accepted: 04/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study was conducted to investigate the clinical impact of cardiac resynchronization device optimization. A series of 100 consecutive patients received cardiac resynchronization therapy. In the first 49 patients, an empirical atrioventricular delay of 120 ms was set, with simultaneous biventricular stimulation (interventricular [VV] interval=0 ms). In the next 51 patients, systematic atrioventricular optimization was performed. VV optimization was also performed, selecting 1 VV delay: right or left ventricular preactivation (+30 or -30 ms) or simultaneous (VV interval=0 ms), according to the best synchrony obtained by tissue Doppler-derived wall displacement. At follow-up, patients who were alive without cardiac transplantation and showed improvement of >or=10% in the distance walked in the 6-minute walking test were considered responders. There were no differences between the 2 groups at baseline. Left ventricular ejection fraction improved in the 2 groups, but left ventricular cardiac output improved only in the optimized group. At 6 months, patients with optimized devices walked slightly further in the 6-minute walking test (497+/-167 vs 393+/-123 m, p<0.01), with no differences in New York Heart Association functional class or quality of life compared with nonoptimized patients. Overall, the number of nonresponders were similar in the 2 groups (27% vs 23%, p=NS). In conclusion, the echocardiographic optimization of cardiac resynchronization devices provided a slight incremental clinical benefit at midterm follow-up. Simple and rapid methods to routinely optimize the devices are warranted.
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- Bàrbara Vidal
- Thorax Clinic Institute, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Yu CM, Sanderson JE, Marwick TH, Oh JK. Tissue Doppler imaging a new prognosticator for cardiovascular diseases. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 49:1903-14. [PMID: 17498573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 432] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2006] [Revised: 01/19/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is evolving as a useful echocardiographic tool for quantitative assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function. Recent studies have explored the prognostic role of TDI-derived parameters in major cardiac diseases, such as heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and hypertension. In these conditions, myocardial mitral annular or basal segmental (Sm) systolic and early diastolic (Ea or Em) velocities have been shown to predict mortality or cardiovascular events. In particular, those with reduced Sm or Em values of <3 cm/s have a very poor prognosis. In heart failure and after myocardial infarction, noninvasive assessment of LV diastolic pressure by transmitral to mitral annular early diastolic velocity ratio (E/Ea or E/Em) is a strong prognosticator, especially when E/Ea is > or =15. In addition, systolic intraventricular dyssynchrony measured by segmental analysis of myocardial velocities is another independent predictor of adverse clinical outcome in heart failure subjects, even when the QRS duration is normal. In heart failure patients who received cardiac resynchronization therapy, the presence of systolic dyssynchrony at baseline is associated with favorable LV remodeling, which in turn predicts a favorable long-term clinical outcome. Finally, TDI and derived deformation parameters improve prognostic assessment during dobutamine stress echocardiography. A high mean Sm value in the basal segments of patients with suspected coronary artery disease is associated with lower mortality rate or myocardial infarction and is superior to the wall motion score.
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- Cheuk-Man Yu
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Badano LP, Dall'Armellina E, Monaghan MJ, Pepi M, Baldassi M, Cinello M, Fioretti PM. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: technological gadget or clinical tool? J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2007; 8:144-62. [PMID: 17312431 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e3280116b50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The complex anatomy of cardiac structures requires three-dimensional spatial orientation of images for a better understanding of structure and function, thereby improving image interpretation. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography is a recently developed technique based on the design of an ultrasound transducer with a matrix array that rapidly acquires image data in a pyramidal volume. The simultaneous display of multiple tomographic images allows three-dimensional perspective and the anatomically correct examination of any structure within the volumetric image. As a consequence, it is less operator-dependent and hence more reproducible. Dedicated software systems and technologies are based on high-performance computers designed for graphic handling of three-dimensional images by providing possibilities beyond those obtainable with echocardiography. This methodology allows simultaneous display of multiple superimposed planes in an interactive manner as well as a quantitative assessment of cardiac volumes and ventricular mass in a three-dimensional format without a pre-established assumption of cardiac chamber geometry. In addition, myocardial contraction and/or perfusion abnormalities are clearly identified. Finally, real-time three-dimensional colour Doppler flow mapping enables complete visualisation of the regurgitant jet and new ways of assessing regurgitant lesion severity. Thus, this technique expands the abilities of non-invasive cardiology and may open new doors for the evaluation of cardiac diseases. In this article, current and future clinical applications of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography are reviewed.
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- Luigi P Badano
- Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy.
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Singh JP, Heist EK, Ruskin JN, Harthorne JW. “Dialing-in” cardiac resynchronization therapy: Overcoming constraints of the coronary venous anatomy. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2007; 17:51-8. [PMID: 17252201 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9050-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2006] [Accepted: 10/11/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Several reports have indicated that left ventricular (LV) lead placement at an optimal anatomic pacing site is a critical determinant of outcome of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Selecting the 'right' patient for CRT but stimulating the 'wrong' site remains an important cause for the high incidence of non-responders to CRT. This technical report (a) recognizes the variance in the coronary venous anatomy and its impact on the final LV lead position, (b) emphasizes the importance of the ventricular electrical activation pattern and its alteration with RV and LV pacing and (c) proposes a novel method to "dial-in" the site for right ventricular (RV) pacing to maximize the electrical separation from the left ventricular lead, rather than taking the first acceptable RV site in the apex or the apico-septal region. This electrical distancing of the leads will potentially improve the mechanics of ventricular contraction and the flexibility of RV-LV optimization.
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- Jagmeet P Singh
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Program, Heart Center & Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Fung JWH, Chan JYS, Yip GWK, Chan HCK, Chan WWL, Zhang Q, Yu CM. Effect of left ventricular endocardial activation pattern on echocardiographic and clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart 2007; 93:432-7. [PMID: 17237127 PMCID: PMC1861475 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.115295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore the left ventricular (LV) electrical activation pattern in heart failure (HF) and its implication to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). DESIGN AND SETTING Observational study at the University Teaching Hospital. PATIENTS 23 optimally treated patients with HF with New York Heart Association class III, QRS duration >120 ms and LV ejection fraction <35%. INTERVENTIONS The LV endocardial activation pattern and total activation time (Tat) was determined by non-contact mapping and the LV mechanical dys-synchrony was determined by standard deviation (Ts-SD) and maximal difference (Ts-diff) of time to peak systolic contraction (Ts) among 12 LV segments using tissue Doppler imaging before receiving CRT. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Correlation between electrical and mechanical dys-synchrony; volumetric responder to CRT at 3 months; HF hospitalisation or death by Kaplan-Meier analysis. RESULTS Homogenous (type I, n = 8) and presence of conduction block (type II, n = 15) patterns were identified. Significant correlation between Tat and Ts-SD/Ts-diff was noted only in type II (r = 0.73/0.56, p = 0.002/0.03). Ts-SD and Ts-diff in type II were significantly longer than type I. 12 patients in type II and 2 in type I were CRT responders (p = 0.01). After 487 (447) days, patients with type II pattern had significantly lower risk of HF hospitalisation or death than those with type I (log rank chi(2) = 5.25; p = 0.02). CONCLUSION Patients with type II LV endocardial activation pattern had a more favourable echocardiographic and clinical response to CRT than those with type I pattern.
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- Jeffrey W H Fung
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
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Yu CM, Zhang Q, Yip GWK, Lee PW, Kum LCC, Lam YY, Fung JWH. Diastolic and Systolic Asynchrony in Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 49:97-105. [PMID: 17207728 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2006] [Revised: 08/01/2006] [Accepted: 08/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to examine whether diastolic and systolic asynchrony exist in diastolic heart failure (DHF) and their prevalence and relationship to systolic heart failure (SHF) patients. BACKGROUND Few data exist on mechanical asynchrony in DHF. METHODS Tissue Doppler echocardiography was performed in 373 heart failure patients (281 with SHF and 92 with DHF) and 100 normal subjects. Diastolic and systolic asynchrony was determined by measuring the standard deviation of time to peak myocardial systolic (Ts-SD) and peak early diastolic (Te-SD) velocity using a 6-basal, 6-mid-segmental model, respectively. RESULTS Both heart failure groups had prolonged Te-SD (DHF vs. SHF vs. controls subjects: 32.2 +/- 18.0 ms vs. 38.0 +/- 25.2 ms vs. 19.5 +/- 7.1 ms) and Ts-SD (31.8 +/- 17.0 ms vs. 36.7 +/- 15.2 ms vs. 17.6 +/- 7.9 ms) compared with the control group (all p < 0.001 vs. control subjects). Based on normal values, the DHF group had comparable diastolic (35.9% vs. 43.1%; chi-square = 1.48, p = NS), but less systolic asynchrony than the SHF group (39.1% vs. 56.9%; chi-square = 8.82, p = 0.003). Normal synchrony, isolated systolic, isolated diastolic, and combined asynchrony were observed in 39.1%, 25.0%, 21.7%, and 14.1% of DHF patients, respectively, and these were 25.6%, 31.3%, 17.4%, and 25.6%, correspondingly, in SHF (chi-square = 10.01, p = 0.019). The correlation between systolic and diastolic asynchrony, and between the myocardial velocities and corresponding mechanical asynchrony appeared weak. A wide QRS duration (>120 ms) was rare in DHF (10.9% vs. 37.7% in SHF) (chi-square = 16.69, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Diastolic and/or systolic asynchrony was common in 61% of DHF patients despite narrow QRS complex. The presence of asynchrony was not related to myocardial systolic or diastolic function. Systolic and diastolic asynchrony were not tightly coupled, implying distinct mechanisms.
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- Cheuk-Man Yu
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, S.H. Ho Cardiovascular and Stroke Centre, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, People's Republic of China.
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Jia P, Ramanathan C, Ghanem RN, Ryu K, Varma N, Rudy Y. Electrocardiographic imaging of cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure: observation of variable electrophysiologic responses. Heart Rhythm 2006; 3:296-310. [PMID: 16500302 PMCID: PMC2030622 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2005] [Accepted: 11/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for congestive heart failure patients with delayed left ventricular (LV) conduction is clinically beneficial in approximately 70% of patients. Unresolved issues include patient selection, lead placement, and efficacy of LV pacing alone. Being an electrical approach, detailed electrical information during CRT is critical to resolving these issues. However, electrical data from patients have been limited because of the requirement for invasive mapping. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to provide observations and insights on the variable electrophysiologic responses of the heart to CRT using electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI). METHODS ECGI is a novel modality for noninvasive epicardial mapping. ECGI was conducted in eight patients undergoing CRT during native rhythm and various pacing modes. RESULTS In native rhythm (six patients), ventricular activation was heterogeneous, with latest activation in the lateral LV base in three patients and in the anterolateral, midlateral, or inferior LV in the remainder of patients. Anterior LV was susceptible to block and slow conduction. Right ventricular pacing improved electrical synchrony in two of six patients. LV pacing in three of four patients involved fusion with intrinsic excitation resulting in electrical resynchronization similar to biventricular pacing. Although generally electrical synchrony improved significantly with biventricular pacing, it was not always accompanied by clinical benefit. CONCLUSION Results suggest that (1) when accompanied by fusion, LV pacing alone can be as effective as biventricular pacing for electrical resynchronization; (2) right ventricular pacing is not effective for resynchronization; and (3) efficacy of CRT depends strongly on the patient-specific electrophysiologic substrate.
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- Ping Jia
- Cardiac Bioelectricity Research and Training Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cardiac Bioelectricity Research and Training Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cardiac Bioelectricity Research and Training Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cardiac Bioelectricity Research and Training Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cardiac Bioelectricity Research and Training Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
- University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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Pitzalis MV, Iacoviello M, Romito R, Luzzi G, Anaclerio M, Forleo C. Role of Septal to Posterior Wall Motion Delay in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 48:596-7. [PMID: 16876000 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhang Q, Fung JWH, Auricchio A, Chan JYS, Kum LCC, Wu LW, Yu CM. Differential change in left ventricular mass and regional wall thickness after cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure. Eur Heart J 2006; 27:1423-30. [PMID: 16682380 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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AIMS LV reverse remodelling has been shown to be a favourable response after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in many clinical trials. This study investigated whether left ventricular (LV) reverse remodelling after CRT has any structural benefit, which include the improvement of LV mass or regional wall thickness. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty patients (66 +/- 11 years) receiving CRT were followed up for at least 3 months. Echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging was performed serially before and at day 1 and 3 months after CRT. Although LV end-systolic volume (LVESV) was decreased at day 1 after CRT (141 +/- 74 vs. 129 +/- 71 cm(3), P < 0.001), further LV reverse remodelling was observed at 3 months (110 +/- 67 cm(3), P < 0.001 vs. day 1). LV ejection fraction increased at day 1 (26.5 +/- 9.3 vs. 28.5 +/- 9.1%, P < 0.005) and was further improved at 3 months (34.2 +/- 10.5%, P < 0.001 vs. day 1). However, reduction of LV mass (231 +/- 67 vs. 213 +/- 59 g, P < 0.001) and regional wall thickness was only observed at 3 months, but not at day 1. The improvement of LV mass correlated with the change in LVESV (r = 0.66, P < 0.001) and the baseline systolic asynchrony index (Ts-SD) (r = -0.52, P < 0.001). LV mass was only decreased significantly in responders of LV reverse remodelling (245 +/- 66 vs. 207 +/- 61 g, P < 0.001), but increased in non-responders (209 +/- 64 vs. 223 +/- 56 g, P = 0.02). Responders had significant decrease in thickness of all the four walls for -6 to -11% (all P < or =0.02), whereas non-responders had increased thickness in septal and lateral walls for +11% (both P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The acute reduction in LV volume after CRT is mediated by haemodynamic and geometric benefits without actual changes in LV mass. However, at 3-month follow-up, reduction in LV mass and regional wall thickness was demonstrated, which represents structural reverse remodelling. Such benefit was only observed in volumetric responders but was worsened in non-responders.
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- Qing Zhang
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, SH Ho Cardiovascular and Stroke Centre, Institute of Vascular Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT
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Melek M, Esen O, Esen AM, Barutcu I, Onrat E, Kaya D. Tissue Doppler Evaluation of Intraventricular Asynchrony in Isolated Left Bundle Branch Block. Echocardiography 2006; 23:120-6. [PMID: 16445729 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00180.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate normal subjects with isolated left bundle branch block (LBBB) using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) for the presence of intraventricular asynchrony. METHODS AND RESULTS For this purpose, 23 subjects with isolated LBBB were compared with age-matched asymptomatic healthy subjects without LBBB with respect to global ejection fraction (EF) and isovolumic contraction time (ICTm) in separate left ventricular segments. TDI evaluation revealed prolongation of the ICTm in all of the segments in the LBBB group. Moreover, the ICTm differed significantly in each segment in the LBBB group. The ICTm in the lateral segments were shown to be longer compared to the anteroseptal segments. CONCLUSION Our results indicate the presence of intraventricular asynchrony in isolated LBBB. This fact may play a role in the decreased global EF and increased cardiac mortality in patients with isolated LBBB.
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- Mehmet Melek
- Department of Cardiology, Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyon, Turkey.
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Yu CM, Wing-Hong Fung J, Zhang Q, Sanderson JE. Understanding nonresponders of cardiac resynchronization therapy--current and future perspectives. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006; 16:1117-24. [PMID: 16191124 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.40829.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is now an established nonpharmacologic therapy for advanced heart failure with electromechanical delay. Despite compelling evidence of the benefits of CRT, one troubling issue is the lack of a favorable response in about one-third of patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Currently, there is no unifying definition of responders, and published data were based on acute hemodynamic changes, chronic left ventricular reverse remodeling, as well as the intermediate or long-term clinical response. The lack of improvement with CRT can be due to many factors including the placement of the left ventricular pacing lead in an inappropriate location, the absence of electrical conduction delay or mechanical dyssynchrony despite wide QRS complexes, and possibly failure to optimize the CRT settings after device implantation. In acute hemodynamic studies, placing the left ventricular leads at the free wall region has been suggested to generate the best pulse pressure and positive dp/dt. The degree of mechanical dyssynchrony has recently been assessed noninvasively in CRT patients by echocardiography and in particular by tissue Doppler imaging. These studies suggested that responders of left ventricular reverse remodeling or systolic function had more severe systolic dyssynchrony. However, further studies are needed to examine the clinical utility of these parameters when applied to the standardized anatomic or functional endpoints. Optimization of atrioventricular and interventricular pacing intervals may also reduce the number of nonresponders, though newer methods, especially interventricular pacing intervals, are still under clinical investigation. CONCLUSION With the adjunctive use of imaging technology, physicians are able to characterize the response to CRT objectively, and cardiac imaging is an important clinical tool for determining more precisely the presence and degree of mechanical dyssynchrony.
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- Cheuk-Man Yu
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Miller WL, Ballman KV, Hodge DO, Rodeheffer RJ, Hammill SC. Risk factor implications of incidentally discovered uncomplicated bundle branch block. Mayo Clin Proc 2005; 80:1585-90. [PMID: 16342651 DOI: 10.4065/80.12.1585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term outcome of a community-based patient population with incidentally discovered asymptomatic and uncomplicated bundle branch block (BBB). PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective observational cohort study was undertaken of patients in Olmsted County, Minnesota, who were evaluated between 1975 and 1999 and were incidentally diagnosed as having BBB. We performed Kaplan-Meier analyses of all-cause mortality and development of first cardiac morbidity after the diagnosis of BBB, along with matched control group comparisons. RESULTS A total of 723 patients with left BBB (LBBB) (58.1%) and right BBB (41.9%) met criteria. Mortality was higher in patients with BBB compared with controls (absolute difference of approximately 10% over 20 years; hazard ratio = 1.27; confidence interval, 1.02-1.58; P=.03) as was the development of first cardiac-related morbidity (hazard ratio = 1.32; confidence interval, 1.14-1.54; P<.001). Patients with BBB and without the risk factors of diabetes, hypertension, and/or hypercholesterolemia showed increased long-term mortality compared with matched controls (no BBB) also without risk factors (P=.02). However, comparable mortality was shown between patients with BBB who did not have these risk factors and matched control patients who had these risk factors. The risk of developing cardiac-related morbidity also was increased in the presence of BBB, particularly LBBB. CONCLUSIONS Uncomplicated asymptomatic BBB (notably LBBB) with normal left ventricular ejection fraction is not benign. Our findings indicate that the presence of isolated BBB denotes a high-risk patient subgroup that has a compromised long-term outcome comparable to patients with conventional cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Wayne L Miller
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Bax JJ, Abraham T, Barold SS, Breithardt OA, Fung JWH, Garrigue S, Gorcsan J, Hayes DL, Kass DA, Knuuti J, Leclercq C, Linde C, Mark DB, Monaghan MJ, Nihoyannopoulos P, Schalij MJ, Stellbrink C, Yu CM. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 46:2168-82. [PMID: 16360043 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Revised: 09/19/2005] [Accepted: 09/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Encouraged by the clinical success of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), the implantation rate has increased exponentially, although several limitations and unresolved issues of CRT have been identified. This review concerns issues that are encountered during implantation of CRT devices, including the role of electroanatomical mapping, whether CRT implantation should be accompanied by simultaneous atrioventricular nodal ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation, procedural complications, and when to consider surgical left ventricular lead positioning. Furthermore, (echocardiographic) CRT optimization and assessment of CRT benefits after implantation are highlighted. Also, controversial issues such as the potential value of CRT in patients with mild heart failure or narrow QRS complex are addressed. Finally, open questions concerning when to combine CRT with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy and the cost-effectiveness of CRT are discussed.
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- Jeroen J Bax
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has gained acceptance as a useful form of device therapy for patients with refractory congestive heart failure. Despite recent technical advances, a significant number of patients continue to remain unresponsive to this form of therapy. This article provides an overview of CRT, highlights several unresolved issues and describes ongoing research efforts to address some of these important questions.
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- Jagmeet P Singh
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
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Singh JP, Houser S, Heist EK, Ruskin JN. The Coronary Venous Anatomy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 46:68-74. [PMID: 15992638 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2004] [Revised: 03/23/2005] [Accepted: 04/05/2005] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The coronary sinus is the gateway for left ventricular (LV) epicardial lead placement for cardiac resynchronization therapy. The implanting electrophysiologist is usually challenged by a high degree of variability in the coronary venous anatomy, making it important to have a more consistent and uniform segmental approach to describe the coronary venous tree and its branches. Classifying the coronary sinus branches and tributaries by the segment of their location rather than by conventional anatomic names (i.e., middle cardiac vein, great cardiac vein, and so on), would provide more relevant anatomic and functional information at the time of LV lead placement. This would enable the implanting physician to proactively correlate the venous anatomy with the segmental wall motion abnormalities or dyssynchrony, as defined by echocardiography and other imaging modalities. The current viewpoint calls for a more systematic segmental approach for describing the coronary venous anatomy.
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- Jagmeet P Singh
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
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Schuster P, Faerestrand S. Techniques for identification of left ventricular asynchrony for cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2005; 5:175-85. [PMID: 16943866 PMCID: PMC1431591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The most recent treatment option of medically refractory heart failure includes cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) by biventricular pacing in selected patients in NYHA functional class III or IV heart failure. The widely used marker to indicate left ventricular (LV) asynchrony has been the surface ECG, but seems not to be a sufficient marker of the mechanical events within the LV and prediction of clinical response. This review presents an overview of techniques for identification of left ventricular intra- and interventricular asynchrony. Both manuscripts for electrical and mechanical asynchrony are reviewed, partly predicting response to CRT. In summary there is still no gold standard for assessment of LV asynchrony for CRT, but both traditional and new echocardiographic methods have shown asynchronous LV contraction in heart failure patients, and resynchronized LV contraction during CRT and should be implemented as additional methods for selecting patients to CRT.
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- Peter Schuster
- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway.
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Yu CM, Zhang Q, Fung JWH, Chan HCK, Chan YS, Yip GWK, Kong SL, Lin H, Zhang Y, Sanderson JE. A novel tool to assess systolic asynchrony and identify responders of cardiac resynchronization therapy by tissue synchronization imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 45:677-84. [PMID: 15734610 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2004] [Revised: 10/31/2004] [Accepted: 11/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study was designed to investigate if tissue synchronization imaging (TSI) is useful to identify regional wall delay and predict left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). BACKGROUND Echocardiographic assessment of systolic asynchrony is helpful to predict a positive response to CRT. Tissue synchronization imaging is a new imaging technique that allows quick evaluation of regional systolic delay. METHODS Tissue synchronization imaging was performed in 56 heart failure patients at baseline and three months after CRT. Regional wall delay was identified on TSI images and the time to regional peak systolic velocity (Ts) in LV was measured by the six-basal-six-mid-segmental model. Eight TSI parameters of systolic asynchrony were computed when Ts was measured in ejection phase or also included postsystolic shortening. RESULTS Severe lateral wall delay occurred in 17 patients, which predicted LV reverse remodeling (chi-square = 8.13, p = 0.004). Among the eight quantitative parameters of asynchrony, the predictive values were higher for parameters that measured Ts in ejection phase than in postsystolic shortening. The standard deviation of Ts of 12 LV segments in ejection phase (Ts-SD-12-ejection) was most powerful to predict reverse remodeling (r = -0.61, p < 0.001) and gain in ejection fraction (r = 0.53, p < 0.001). The area of the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve was the largest for Ts-SD-12-ejection (0.90, p < 0.001), with a sensitivity of 87% and specificity of 81% at a cutoff of 34.4 ms. The combination of lateral wall delay with Ts-SD-12-ejection gave a sensitivity and specificity of 82% and 87%. CONCLUSIONS Tissue synchronization imaging allows quick evaluation of regional wall delay, and combined with Ts-SD-12-ejection provides a reliable way of predicting reverse remodeling after CRT.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Echocardiography, Doppler
- Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Heart Failure/diagnosis
- Heart Failure/physiopathology
- Heart Failure/therapy
- Hemodynamics/physiology
- Humans
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Long QT Syndrome/diagnosis
- Long QT Syndrome/physiopathology
- Long QT Syndrome/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardial Contraction/physiology
- Pacemaker, Artificial
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Stroke Volume/physiology
- Systole/physiology
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/diagnosis
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/physiopathology
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/therapy
- Ventricular Function, Left/physiology
- Ventricular Remodeling/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- Cheuk-Man Yu
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Garrigue S. [Patient selection for biventricular pacing]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2005; 54:7-11. [PMID: 15702904 DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2004.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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In heart failure patients with a large QRS width, biventricular pacing has been shown to improve the fonctional status as well as hemodynamic parameters. However, there are non-responders despite of wide QRS complexes (between 15 and 35%). Patients selection might not rely only on electrical parameters. From an electrophysiological concept, clinicians moved toward a more electromechanical analysis, by using non-invasive tools such as Tissue Doppler imaging. Thereby, more than the QRS width, identification of intra-left ventricular asynchrony appears to be a crucial criterion for selecting responders to biventricular pacing. From this fact, several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of biventricular pacing to improve heart failure patients with narrow QRS but with intra-left ventricular asynchrony. Another parameter has been thought to be predominant, i.e. the left ventricular pacing site. If the pacing lead is located within a "slow conduction" area (at this time very difficult to identify during the implant procedure), biventricular pacing will generate a new asynchrony counteracting the beneficial expected. Thus, biventricular pacing appears to be more an electromechanical concept than exclusively electrical for selecting responders. Still, the optimal location of the left ventricular pacing lead remains to be determined.
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- S Garrigue
- Service d'électrophysiologie et de stimulation cardiaque, hôpital cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac cedex, France.
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