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Falcão-Pires I, Ferreira AF, Trindade F, Bertrand L, Ciccarelli M, Visco V, Dawson D, Hamdani N, Van Laake LW, Lezoualc'h F, Linke WA, Lunde IG, Rainer PP, Abdellatif M, Van der Velden J, Cosentino N, Paldino A, Pompilio G, Zacchigna S, Heymans S, Thum T, Tocchetti CG. Mechanisms of myocardial reverse remodelling and its clinical significance: A scientific statement of the ESC Working Group on Myocardial Function. Eur J Heart Fail 2024; 26:1454-1479. [PMID: 38837573 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbimortality in Europe and worldwide. CVD imposes a heterogeneous spectrum of cardiac remodelling, depending on the insult nature, that is, pressure or volume overload, ischaemia, arrhythmias, infection, pathogenic gene variant, or cardiotoxicity. Moreover, the progression of CVD-induced remodelling is influenced by sex, age, genetic background and comorbidities, impacting patients' outcomes and prognosis. Cardiac reverse remodelling (RR) is defined as any normative improvement in cardiac geometry and function, driven by therapeutic interventions and rarely occurring spontaneously. While RR is the outcome desired for most CVD treatments, they often only slow/halt its progression or modify risk factors, calling for novel and more timely RR approaches. Interventions triggering RR depend on the myocardial insult and include drugs (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors, beta-blockers, diuretics and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors), devices (cardiac resynchronization therapy, ventricular assist devices), surgeries (valve replacement, coronary artery bypass graft), or physiological responses (deconditioning, postpartum). Subsequently, cardiac RR is inferred from the degree of normalization of left ventricular mass, ejection fraction and end-diastolic/end-systolic volumes, whose extent often correlates with patients' prognosis. However, strategies aimed at achieving sustained cardiac improvement, predictive models assessing the extent of RR, or even clinical endpoints that allow for distinguishing complete from incomplete RR or adverse remodelling objectively, remain limited and controversial. This scientific statement aims to define RR, clarify its underlying (patho)physiologic mechanisms and address (non)pharmacological options and promising strategies to promote RR, focusing on the left heart. We highlight the predictors of the extent of RR and review the prognostic significance/impact of incomplete RR/adverse remodelling. Lastly, we present an overview of RR animal models and potential future strategies under pre-clinical evaluation.
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- Inês Falcão-Pires
- UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Pôle of Cardiovascular Research, Brussels, Belgium
- WELBIO, Department, WEL Research Institute, Wavre, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Research Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Cellular and Translational Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- Institut für Forschung und Lehre (IFL), Molecular and Experimental Cardiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- HCEMM-SU Cardiovascular Comorbidities Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht University Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Division Heart and Lungs, Department of Cardiology and Regenerative Medicine Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires, Inserm, Université Paul Sabatier, UMR 1297-I2MC, Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Physiology II, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Oslo Center for Clinical Heart Research, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway
- KG Jebsen Center for Cardiac Biomarkers, Campus Ahus, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria
- St. Johann in Tirol General Hospital, St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Cardiovascular Section, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, CARIM Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Centre of Cardiovascular Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences (DISMET), Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), Interdepartmental Center of Clinical and Translational Sciences (CIRCET), Interdepartmental Hypertension Research Center (CIRIAPA), Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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Yan CL, Grazette L. A review of biomarker and imaging monitoring to predict heart failure recovery. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1150336. [PMID: 37089891 PMCID: PMC10117884 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1150336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023] Open
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Heart failure is a clinical syndrome caused by structural cardiac abnormalities that lead to increased intracardiac pressures and decreased cardiac output. Following cardiovascular insult or direct myocardial injury, neurohormonal activation triggers hemodynamic changes and cardiac remodeling to preserve cardiac output. While initially adaptive, cardiac remodeling eventually causes pathologic changes in cardiac structure that often compromise cardiac function. Reverse remodeling is the regression of abnormal cardiac chamber geometry and function after myocardial injury. In recent years, several classes of therapeutics have been associated with greater likelihood of reverse remodeling. Heart failure recovery and heart failure remission, terms encompassing the clinical correlates of reverse remodeling, have been associated with improved survival in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection. As such, identifying predictors of heart failure recovery can have important implications for guiding clinical practice and therapeutic innovation. This review addresses the role of biomarkers and imaging monitoring in predicting structural, functional, and clinical recovery in patients with acute and chronic heart failure.
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- Crystal Lihong Yan
- Department of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, United States
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Green PG, Herring N, Betts TR. What Have We Learned in the Last 20 Years About CRT Non-Responders? Card Electrophysiol Clin 2022; 14:283-296. [PMID: 35715086 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2021.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has become well established in the treatment of heart failure, the management of patients who do not respond after CRT remains a key challenge. This review will summarize what we have learned about non-responders over the last 20 years and discuss methods for optimizing response, including the introduction of novel therapies.
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- Peregrine G Green
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK; Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research (OCMR), University of Oxford, Level 0 John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK; Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK; Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK; Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
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Long-term outcomes of left bundle branch area pacing versus biventricular pacing in patients with heart failure and complete left bundle branch block. Heart Vessels 2022; 37:1162-1174. [PMID: 35088204 PMCID: PMC9142423 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-021-02016-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) has developed in an effort to improve cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). We aimed to compare the long-term clinical outcomes between LBBAP and biventricular pacing (BIVP) in patients with heart failure (HF) and complete left bundle branch block (CLBBB). Consecutive patients with HF and CLBBB requiring CRT received either LBBAP or BIVP were recruited at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University from February 2018 to May 2019. We assessed their implant parameters, electrocardiogram (ECG), clinical outcomes at implant and during follow-up at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. Forty-one patients recruited including 21 for LBBAP and 20 for BIVP. Mean follow-up duration was 23.71 ± 4.44 months. LBBAP produced lower pacing thresholds, shorter procedure time and fluoroscopy duration compared to BIVP. The QRS duration was significantly narrower after LBBAP than BIVP (129.29 ± 31.46 vs. 156.85 ± 26.37 ms, p = 0.005). Notably, both LBBAP and BIVP significantly improved LVEF, LVEDD, NYHA class, and BNP compared with baseline. However, LBBAP significantly lowered BNP compared with BIVP (416.69 ± 411.39 vs. 96.07 ± 788.71 pg/ml, p = 0.007) from baseline to 24-month follow-up. Moreover, patients who received LBBAP exhibited lower number of hospitalizations than those in the BIVP group (p = 0.019). In addition, we found that patients with moderately prolonged left ventricular activation time (LVAT) and QRS notching in limb leads in baseline ECG respond better to LBBAP for CLBBB correction. LBBAP might be a relative safe and effective resynchronization therapy and as a supplement to BIVP for patients with HF and CLBBB.
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Oki T, Ishii S, Takigami Y, Eda Y, Maemura K, Yazaki M, Fujita T, Ikeda Y, Nabeta T, Maekawa E, Koitabashi T, Ako J. Re-worsening left ventricular ejection fraction after response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. J Cardiol 2021; 79:358-364. [PMID: 34756767 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) provided functional and clinical improvement in patients with heart failure (HF) and electrical intraventricular conduction disturbances, some patients had re-worsening left ventricular (LV) function after a favorable CRT response. We analyzed the clinical variables and cardiac outcomes associated with this re-worsening LV function after CRT. METHODS In this study, 71 patients with CRT response who received CRT between 2006 and 2017 were included. CRT response was defined as a "≥ 10% improvement in LV ejection fraction (LVEF) on follow-up." Patients were classified into two groups: (i) persistent: (n = 48, 68%), defined as those with a CRT response and (ii) re-worsening: (n = 23, 32%), consisting of those who fell out of the definition of a CRT response after an initial CRT response. RESULTS Half of the patients in the re-worsening group failed to maintain a CRT response from two years upwards. A longer duration from HF diagnosis to CRT implantation, nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay (NIVCD) on electrocardiogram at CRT implantation, and a lower increased LVEF at initial CRT response were independent predictors for the re-worsening group. Patients in the re-worsening group had a higher incidence rate for HF hospitalization and cardiac deaths, compared with those in the persistent group. CONCLUSION One-third of CRT responders experienced re-worsening LVEF, which was associated with poor outcomes. CRT responders with NIVCD, longer HF duration, and a lower increased LVEF at initial CRT response should be monitored with caution.
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- Takumi Oki
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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Yufu K, Abe I, Kondo H, Saito S, Fukui A, Okada N, Akioka H, Shinohara T, Teshima Y, Nakagawa M, Takahashi N. Distinctively different predictors for long-term outcomes between responders and nonresponders who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy. J Arrhythm 2021; 37:173-181. [PMID: 33664900 PMCID: PMC7896449 DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is common to develop heart failure (HF) events even in respondents to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) during a long-term observation period. We investigated the predictors for long-term outcome in responders in comparison with nonresponders in patients diagnosed with HF along with implanted CRT. METHODS We enrolled 133 consecutive patients (mean age, 70 ± 10 years; 72 males) implanted with CRT from April 2010 to July 2019. Accurate follow-up information (mean follow-up period, 983 ± 801 days) was obtained from 66 responders and 53 nonresponders. RESULTS Kaplan-Meier event-free curves showed that major adverse cerebral and cardiovascular event (MACCE)-free ratio was significantly lower as the stage of renal function progresses (log rank, 19.5; P < .0001). The baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (e-GFR) before CRT was not significantly different between nonresponders and responders. The e-GFR after judgment of CRT response was lower in patients with MACCEs than those without. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis revealed that low baseline e-GFR before CRT and after judgment of CRT response was closely related with MACCEs in responders, but not in nonresponders. The survival rate in responders without MACCEs assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis was significantly larger in the preserved e-GFR (baseline value before CRT, >44 mL/min/1.73 m2) group than in the depressed group (log rank, 20.29; P < .0001). CONCLUSION We demonstrate that the factors for MACCEs during long follow-up periods were distinctively different between responders and nonresponders. Patients with depressed e-GFRs are suggested to have poor prognosis even if they are responders to CRT.
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- Kunio Yufu
- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical ExaminationFaculty of MedicineOita UniversityOitaJapan
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Yuyun MF, Erqou SA, Peralta AO, Hoffmeister PS, Yarmohammadi H, Echouffo Tcheugui JB, Martin DT, Joseph J, Singh JP. Risk of ventricular arrhythmia in cardiac resynchronization therapy responders and super-responders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Europace 2021; 23:1262-1274. [PMID: 33496319 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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AIMS Response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is associated with improved survival, and reduction in heart failure hospitalization, and ventricular arrhythmia (VA) risk. However, the impact of CRT super-response [CRT-SR, increase in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) to ≥ 50%] on VA remains unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS We undertook a meta-analysis aimed at determining the impact of CRT response and CRT-SR on risk of VA and all-cause mortality. Systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases, identifying all relevant English articles published until 31 December 2019. A total of 34 studies (7605 patients for VA and 5874 patients for all-cause mortality) were retained for the meta-analysis. The pooled cumulative incidence of appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for VA was significantly lower at 13.0% (4.5% per annum) in CRT-responders, vs. 29.0% (annualized rate of 10.0%) in CRT non-responders, relative risk (RR) 0.47 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.39-0.56, P < 0.0001]; all-cause mortality 3.5% vs. 9.1% per annum, RR of 0.38 (95% CI 0.30-0.49, P < 0.0001). The pooled incidence of VA was significantly lower in CRT-SR compared with CRT non-super-responders (non-responders + responders) at 0.9% vs. 3.8% per annum, respectively, RR 0.22 (95% CI 0.12-0.40, P < 0.0001); as well as all-cause mortality at 2.0% vs. 4.3%, respectively, RR 0.47 (95% CI 0.33-0.66, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Cardiac resynchronization therapy super-responders have low absolute risk of VA and all-cause mortality. However, there remains a non-trivial residual absolute risk of these adverse outcomes in CRT responders. These findings suggest that among CRT responders, there may be a continued clinical benefit of defibrillators.
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- Matthew F Yuyun
- Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Division of Cardiology, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA
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- Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.,Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Yazaki M, Nabeta T, Inomata T, Maemura K, Oki T, Fujita T, Ikeda Y, Ishii S, Naruke T, Inoue Y, Ako J. Clinical significance of left atrial geometry in dilated cardiomyopathy patients: A cardiovascular magnetic resonance study. Clin Cardiol 2020; 44:222-229. [PMID: 33295044 PMCID: PMC7852162 DOI: 10.1002/clc.23529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Clinical significance of left atrial (LA) function and geometry in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) remains uncertain. Hypothesis LA geometric parameters assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) predict the prognosis in patients with DCM. Methods The present study included patients with DCM and sinus rhythm who underwent CMR between December 2007 and April 2018. LA volume was measured using CMR. LA sphericity index was computed as the ratio of the measured maximum LA volume by the volume of a sphere with maximum LA length diameter. Results We included 255 patients in this study. During the mean follow‐up of 3.92 years, hospitalization for HF occurred in 37 patients. The LA sphericity index was significantly higher in patients with hospitalization for HF than in those without (0.78 ± 0.35 vs. 0.58 ± 0.18, p < .001). Multivariable Cox regression analysis identified a higher LA sphericity index as an independent predictor of hospitalization for HF. Patients were categorized based on the median of LA sphericity index. The Kaplan–Meier curve showed that patients with a high LA sphericity index (≥0.57) had a significantly higher risk of hospitalization for HF than those with a low LA sphericity index (<0.57). Conclusion LA sphericity index was an independent predictor of hospitalization for HF. Assessment of LA geometric parameters might be useful for risk stratification in patients with DCM.
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- Mayu Yazaki
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Celikyurt U, Acar B, Hidayet S, Karauzum İ, Karauzum K, Vural A, Agacdiken A. Systolic aortic root motion predicts response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2019; 42:1471-1476. [DOI: 10.1111/pace.13792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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- Umut Celikyurt
- Department of CardiologyKocaeli University Medical Faculty Kocaeli Turkey
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- Department of CardiologyKocaeli University Medical Faculty Kocaeli Turkey
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- Department of Cardiologyİnönü University Medical Faculty Malatya Turkey
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- Department of CardiologyKocaeli University Medical Faculty Kocaeli Turkey
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- Department of CardiologyKocaeli University Medical Faculty Kocaeli Turkey
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- Department of CardiologyKocaeli University Medical Faculty Kocaeli Turkey
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- Department of CardiologyKocaeli University Medical Faculty Kocaeli Turkey
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Tan ESJ, Lim J, Chan SP, Seow JTK, Singh D, Yeo WT, Lim TW, Kojodjojo P, Seow SC. Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and to Prognosis in Heart Failure (from the Prospective Evaluation of Asian With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure Study). Am J Cardiol 2019; 124:899-906. [PMID: 31326077 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The association of diabetes mellitus (DM) with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) response and cardiovascular outcomes in Asian patients with heart failure (HF) is unclear. This study aims to investigate the effects of DM on CRT response and cardiovascular outcomes in Asian HF patients. Consecutive Asian HF patients receiving CRT were enrolled in the Prospective Evaluation of Asian with CRT for Heart Failure (PEACH) study from 2011 to 2017. CRT response and super-response were defined as decrease in end-systolic volume index ≥15% and ≥30%, respectively. Primary endpoint was time to composite of HF-hospitalization and all-cause mortality. Among 161 patients followed for 3.3 ± 1.5 years (age 66.7 ± 11.2 years, 22% females, mean QRS duration 154.3 ± 22.4 ms, 83% left bundle branch block), 84 (52%) were CRT responders and 57 (35%) were super-responders. Of 82 (51%) patients with DM (100% type 2, mean HbA1c 7.3 ± 1.9%), 35 (43%) were responders. DM attenuated reverse remodeling (CRT response: AOR 0.44, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.20 to 0.98, p < 0.05; super-response: AOR 0.42, 95% CI 0.18 to 0.97, p <0.05), and DM increased HF-hospitalization and all-cause mortality (AHR 1.68, 95% CI 1.00 to 2.82, p = 0.05). The extent of CRT-response correlates with higher event-free survival (CRT response: AHR 0.5, 95% CI 0.30 to 0.81, p = 0.005; super-response: AHR 0.27, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.52, p < 0.001). In conclusion, the extent of reverse remodeling post-CRT is the strongest predictor of event free survival. However, DM is detrimental to the CRT recipient by attenuating reverse remodeling, inducing end organ dysfunction and is independently associated with worsened clinical outcomes among Asian HF patients.
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- School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Cardiovascular Research Institute, National University Health System Singapore, Singapore
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- National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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Adamo M, Godino C, Giannini C, Scotti A, Liga R, Curello S, Fiorina C, Chiari E, Chizzola G, Abbenante A, Visco E, Branca L, Fiorelli F, Agricola E, Stella S, Lombardi C, Colombo A, Petronio AS, Metra M, Ettori F. Left ventricular reverse remodelling predicts long-term outcomes in patients with functional mitral regurgitation undergoing MitraClip therapy: results from a multicentre registry. Eur J Heart Fail 2018; 21:196-204. [PMID: 30549159 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Revised: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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AIMS To explore whether left ventricular reverse remodelling (LVRR) is a predictor of outcomes in patients with functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) undergoing MitraClip procedure. METHODS AND RESULTS We analysed 184 consecutive patients with FMR who underwent successful MitraClip procedure. LVRR was defined as a reduction in left ventricular end-systolic volume ≥ 10% from baseline to 6 months. LVRR was observed in 79 (42.9%) patients. Compared with non-LVRR, LVRR patients were more likely to be females, less likely to have an ischaemic aetiology of mitral regurgitation or a prior (<6 months) heart failure (HF) hospitalization, and had smaller left ventricular dimensions. New York Heart Association class improved from baseline up to 1-year follow-up in both groups. Higher rates of overall survival (87.3% vs. 75.2%, P = 0.039), freedom from HF hospitalization (77.2% vs. 60%, P = 0.020), and freedom from the composite endpoint (cardiovascular mortality or HF hospitalization) (74.7% vs. 55.2%; P = 0.012) were observed in LVRR vs. non-LVRR patients at 2-year follow-up. LVRR was associated with a significant reduction of the adjusted relative risk of mortality, HF hospitalization and composite endpoint [hazard ratio (HR) 0.44; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.20-0.96, P = 0.040; HR 0.55; 95% CI 0.32-0.97, P = 0.038; and HR 0.54; 95% CI 0.32-0.92, P = 0.023, respectively]. Female gender, absence of diabetes, freedom from prior HF hospitalization, non-ischaemic aetiology of mitral regurgitation, and left ventricular end-diastolic diameter < 75 mm were found to be independent predictors of LVRR. CONCLUSIONS Left ventricular reverse remodelling is associated with better long-term outcomes in patients with FMR successfully treated with MitraClip. A careful patient selection may be useful as specific baseline features predict favourable left ventricular remodelling. [Correction added on 17 January 2019, after online publication: the preceding sentence has been changed.].
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- Marianna Adamo
- Civil Hospital and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Civil Hospital and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Civil Hospital and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Civil Hospital and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Civil Hospital and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Civil Hospital and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Yufu K, Kondo H, Shinohara T, Ishii Y, Yoshimura S, Abe I, Saito S, Fukui A, Okada N, Akioka H, Teshima Y, Nakagawa M, Takahashi N. Assessment of coronary flow reserve predicts long-term outcome of responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy. Heart Vessels 2018; 34:763-770. [PMID: 30483876 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-018-1308-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been established as a treatment for patients with chronic heart failure (HF). We tested the hypothesis that assessment of coronary flow reserve (CFR) predicts the long-term outcome of CRT. The study consisted of 114 HF patients implanted with a CRT device for the treatment of advanced HF between April 2010 and April 2018. After excluding patients that withdrew from long-term follow-up and patients missing a baseline CFR measurement, we enrolled 53 eligible patients. CFR was determined non-invasively by transthoracic echocardiography. Based on the ROC curve for predicting the appearance of major adverse cerebral and cardiovascular events (MACCE), the level of preserved CFR was set at >1.35 in responders. Accurate follow-up information (mean 873 ± 498 days) was obtained in 23 patients with a preserved CFR (16 females; mean age 71 ± 7.9 years) and 11 patients with a depressed CFR (5 females; mean age, 73 ± 7.6 years) in responders. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated that the depressed CFR group had a higher prevalence of MACCE than the preserved CFR group (log rank, 9.83; p = 0.0021). Multivariate analysis revealed that depressed CFR was associated with MACCE (hazard ratio 4.88, 95% confidence interval 1.13-26.5, p = 0.0329). Our results suggest that the assessment of CFR predicts the outcome in responders to CRT. Preservation of coronary circulation flow might underlie one of the mechanisms for a better response to CRT in responders.
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- Kunio Yufu
- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Yufu City, Oita, 879-5593, Japan
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Oka T, Inoue K, Tanaka K, Hirao Y, Isshiki T, Kimura T, Nobuyoshi M, Shizuta S, Arita T, Fujii S, Iwakura K, Fujii K, Ando K. Effect of QRS Morphology and Duration on Clinical Outcomes After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy ― Analysis of Japanese Multicenter Registry ―. Circ J 2018; 82:1813-1821. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-17-1383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Takafumi Oka
- Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital
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- Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital
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- Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital
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- Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Cardiology Department, Kurashiki Central Hospital
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- Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital
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- Cardiovascular Division, Kokura Memorial Hospital
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