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Leinveber P, Halamek J, Curila K, Prinzen F, Lipoldova J, Matejkova M, Smisek R, Plesinger F, Nagy A, Novak M, Viscor I, Vondra V, Jurak P. Ultra-high-frequency ECG volumetric and negative derivative epicardial ventricular electrical activation pattern. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5681. [PMID: 38454102 PMCID: PMC10920693 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55789-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
Abstract
From precordial ECG leads, the conventional determination of the negative derivative of the QRS complex (ND-ECG) assesses epicardial activation. Recently we showed that ultra-high-frequency electrocardiography (UHF-ECG) determines the activation of a larger volume of the ventricular wall. We aimed to combine these two methods to investigate the potential of volumetric and epicardial ventricular activation assessment and thereby determine the transmural activation sequence. We retrospectively analyzed 390 ECG records divided into three groups-healthy subjects with normal ECG, left bundle branch block (LBBB), and right bundle branch block (RBBB) patients. Then we created UHF-ECG and ND-ECG-derived depolarization maps and computed interventricular electrical dyssynchrony. Characteristic spatio-temporal differences were found between the volumetric UHF-ECG activation patterns and epicardial ND-ECG in the Normal, LBBB, and RBBB groups, despite the overall high correlations between both methods. Interventricular electrical dyssynchrony values assessed by the ND-ECG were consistently larger than values computed by the UHF-ECG method. Noninvasively obtained UHF-ECG and ND-ECG analyses describe different ventricular dyssynchrony and the general course of ventricular depolarization. Combining both methods based on standard 12-lead ECG electrode positions allows for a more detailed analysis of volumetric and epicardial ventricular electrical activation, including the assessment of the depolarization wave direction propagation in ventricles.
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- Pavel Leinveber
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- First Department of Internal Medicine and Cardioangiology, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- First Department of Internal Medicine and Cardioangiology, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- First Department of Internal Medicine and Cardioangiology, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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Curila K, Vijayaraman P. Left ventricular resynchronization with left bundle branch area pacing: does the type of capture matter? Europace 2023; 25:euad152. [PMID: 37294670 PMCID: PMC10254070 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Karol Curila
- Cardiocenter, Third Faculty of Medicine and Faculty Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czechia
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- Geisinger Heart Institute, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, 1000 E Mountain Blvd, MC 36-10, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711, USA
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Meiburg R, Rijks JHJ, Beela AS, Bressi E, Grieco D, Delhaas T, Luermans JGLM, Prinzen FW, Vernooy K, Lumens J. Comparison of novel ventricular pacing strategies using an electro-mechanical simulation platform. Europace 2023; 25:euad144. [PMID: 37306315 PMCID: PMC10259067 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
Abstract
AIMS Focus of pacemaker therapy is shifting from right ventricular (RV) apex pacing (RVAP) and biventricular pacing (BiVP) to conduction system pacing. Direct comparison between the different pacing modalities and their consequences to cardiac pump function is difficult, due to the practical implications and confounding variables. Computational modelling and simulation provide the opportunity to compare electrical, mechanical, and haemodynamic consequences in the same virtual heart. METHODS AND RESULTS Using the same single cardiac geometry, electrical activation maps following the different pacing strategies were calculated using an Eikonal model on a three-dimensional geometry, which were then used as input for a lumped mechanical and haemodynamic model (CircAdapt). We then compared simulated strain, regional myocardial work, and haemodynamic function for each pacing strategy. Selective His-bundle pacing (HBP) best replicated physiological electrical activation and led to the most homogeneous mechanical behaviour. Selective left bundle branch (LBB) pacing led to good left ventricular (LV) function but significantly increased RV load. RV activation times were reduced in non-selective LBB pacing (nsLBBP), reducing RV load but increasing heterogeneity in LV contraction. LV septal pacing led to a slower LV and more heterogeneous LV activation than nsLBBP, while RV activation was similar. BiVP led to a synchronous LV-RV, but resulted in a heterogeneous contraction. RVAP led to the slowest and most heterogeneous contraction. Haemodynamic differences were small compared to differences in local wall behaviour. CONCLUSION Using a computational modelling framework, we investigated the mechanical and haemodynamic outcome of the prevailing pacing strategies in hearts with normal electrical and mechanical function. For this class of patients, nsLBBP was the best compromise between LV and RV function if HBP is not possible.
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- Roel Meiburg
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Policlinico Casilino of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Policlinico Casilino of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Wilczek J, Jadczyk T, Wojakowski W, Gołba KS. Time-related factors predicting a positive response to cardiac resynchronisation therapy in patients with heart failure. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8524. [PMID: 37237039 PMCID: PMC10219980 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35174-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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This study aimed to identify time parameters predicting favourable CRT response. A total of 38 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, qualified for CRT implantation, were enrolled in the study. A 15% reduction in indexed end-systolic volume after 6 months was a criterion for a positive response to CRT. We evaluated QRS duration, measured from a standard ECG before and after CRT implantation and obtained from mapping with NOGA XP system (AEMM); and the delay, measured with the implanted device algorithm (DCD) and its change after 6 months (ΔDCD); and selected delay parameters between the left and right ventricles based on AEMM data. A total of 24 patients presented with a positive response to CRT versus 9 non-responders. After CRT implantation, we observed differences between responders and non-responders group in the reduction of QRS duration (31 ms vs. 16 ms), duration of paced QRS (123 ms vs. 142 ms), and the change of ΔDCDMaximum (4.9 ms vs. 0.44 ms) and ΔDCDMean (7.7 ms vs. 0.9 ms). The difference in selected parameters obtained during AEMM in both groups was related to interventricular delay (40.3 ms vs. 18.6 ms). Concerning local activation time and left ventricular activation time, we analysed the delays in individual left ventricular segments. Predominant activation delay of the posterior wall middle segment was associated with a better response to CRT. Some AEMM parameters, paced QRS time of less than 120 ms and reduction of QRS duration greater than 20 ms predict the response to CRT. ΔDCD is associated with favourable electrical and structural remodelling.Clinical trial registration: SUM No. KNW/0022/KB1/17/15.
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- Jacek Wilczek
- Department of Electrocardiology and Heart Failure, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
- Electrocardiology Department, Upper Silesian Medical Center, Katowice, Poland.
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- Division of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- Third Department of Cardiology, Upper Silesian Medical Center, Katowice, Poland
- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology Group, International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Division of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- Third Department of Cardiology, Upper Silesian Medical Center, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Electrocardiology and Heart Failure, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
- Electrocardiology Department, Upper Silesian Medical Center, Katowice, Poland
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Luermans JGLM, Vernooy K. Left bundle branch pacing: a promising modality for cardiac resynchronisation therapy. Neth Heart J 2023; 31:138-139. [PMID: 36929111 PMCID: PMC10033809 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-023-01773-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Justin G L M Luermans
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Li J, He J, Yu H, Xu G, Gao Y, Xu B, Wang Z, Han Y, Liang Y. Bilateral septal pacing in combination with coronary venous pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2023; 46:226-234. [PMID: 36417772 DOI: 10.1111/pace.14628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Conventional right ventricular pacing combined with coronary venous pacing (CVP) is a mainstay for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). However, QRS duration of conventional CRT may be frequently more than 130 ms. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of QRS narrowing by bilateral septal pacing (BSP) in combination with CVP for CRT (BSP-CRT). METHODS Fourteen patients with QRS > 130 ms of conventional CRT after failure of physiological conduction system pacing were enrolled. Electrophysiologic characteristics were compared among different modes of CRT during procedure. BSP which was defined as capture of both sides of interventricular septum manifested as shortened R wave peak time without a right bundle branch block QRS pattern. RESULTS BSP-CRT were successfully achieved in 85.7% (12/14) patients. QRS duration at baseline was 185 ± 13 ms and significantly narrowed to 156 ± 9 ms during conventional CRT (n = 14, P < .001), to 143 ± 7 ms during left ventricular septal pacing (LVSP) in combination with CVP for CRT (LVSP-CRT) (n = 9, P < .001), and further to 122 ± 10 ms during BSP-CRT (n = 12, P < .001). Notably, among 7 patients in whom both LVSP and BSP were achieved, BSP-CRT outperformed LVSP-CRT at QRS narrowing by 16% (P < .001). At 3-month follow-up, left ventricular ejection fraction improved from 29 ± 6% to 41 ± 8% (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS BSP-CRT resulted in superior acute electrical synchronization to conventional CRT and might be considered as an alternative to conventional CRT with QRS more than 130 ms.
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- Jialin Li
- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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Zhang W, Chen L, Zhou X, Huang J, Zhu S, Shen E, Pan C, Hou X, Li R, He B. Resynchronization effects and clinical outcomes during left bundle branch area pacing with and without conduction system capture. Clin Cardiol 2023; 46:287-295. [PMID: 36597668 PMCID: PMC10018083 DOI: 10.1002/clc.23969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) includes left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) and left ventricular (LV) septal myocardial pacing (LVSP). HYPOTHESIS The study aimed to assess resynchronization effects and clinical outcomes by LBBAP in heart failure (HF) patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) indications. METHODS LBBAP was successfully performed in 29 consecutive patients and further classified as the LBBP-group (N = 15) and LVSP-group (N = 14) based on the LBBP criteria and novel LV conduction time measurement (LV CT, between LBBAP site and LV pacing (LVP) site). AV-interval optimized LBBP or LVSP, or LVSP combined with LVP (LVSP-LVP) was applied. LV electrical and mechanical synchrony and clinical outcomes were assessed. RESULTS All 15 patients in the LBBP-group received optimized LBBP while 14 patients in the LVSP-group received either optimized LVSP (5) or LVSP-LVP (9). The LV CT during LBBP was significantly faster than that during LVP (p < .001), while LV CT during LVSP were similar to LVP (p = .226). The stimulus to peak LV activation time (Stim-LVAT, 71.2 ± 8.3 ms) and LV mechanical synchrony (TSI-SD, 35.3 ± 9.5 ms) during LBBP were significantly shorter than those during LVSP (Stim-LVAT 89.1 ± 19.5 ms, TSI-SD 49.8 ± 14.4 ms, both p < .05). Following 17(IQR 8) months of follow-up, the improvement of LVEF (26.0%(IQR 16.0)) in the LBBP-group was significantly greater than that in the LVSP-group (6.0%(IQR 20.8), p = .001). CONCLUSIONS LV activation in LBBP propagated significantly faster than that of LVSP. LBBP generated superior electrical and mechanical resynchronization and better LVEF improvement over LVSP in HF patients with CRT indications.
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- Weiwei Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure Division, Medtronic plc, Mounds View, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Rijks J, Luermans J, Heckman L, van Stipdonk AMW, Prinzen F, Lumens J, Vernooy K. Physiology of Left Ventricular Septal Pacing and Left Bundle Branch Pacing. Card Electrophysiol Clin 2022; 14:181-189. [PMID: 35715076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2021.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Following the recognition of the adverse effects of right ventricular pacing, alternative permanent pacing strategies aiming to maintain a synchronous ventricular contraction have been sought. The quest for the optimal pacing site has recently led to several promising and rapidly emerging new pacing strategies, such as left ventricular septal pacing and left bundle branch pacing. In both animal and human studies, these pacing strategies seem to maintain electrical and mechanical activation of the left ventricle to a (near)physiologic level. However, more studies on the long-term effects of both strategies are needed.
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- Jesse Rijks
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre (RadboudUMC), Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre (RadboudUMC), Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Bordachar P, Strik M, Ploux S. Left Ventricular Endocardial Pacing: Update and State of the Art. Card Electrophysiol Clin 2022; 14:263-271. [PMID: 35715084 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2021.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Initially, left ventricular (LV) endocardial pacing was performed as a bailout procedure after unsuccessful transvenous cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation in the presence of surgical contraindications. Additional possible advantages of endocardial LV pacing are a more physiologic activation, being less arrhythmogenic, more effective on the hemodynamic level, with better thresholds, and without the risk of phrenic stimulation. Different techniques have been proposed to stimulate the LV endocardium in humans, with feasibility and safety studies involving limited numbers of patients. In this review, we will describe the different techniques proposed to allow LV endocardial pacing, the results observed, and then we will discuss the reasons why LV endocardial pacing seems to be out of fashion today and what are the possible perspectives for development.
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- Pierre Bordachar
- Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), Cardio-Thoracic Unit, Avenue Magellan, 33600 Pessac, France; IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Avenue Haut Lévêque, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), Cardio-Thoracic Unit, Avenue Magellan, 33600 Pessac, France; IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Avenue Haut Lévêque, 33600 Pessac, France.
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- Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), Cardio-Thoracic Unit, Avenue Magellan, 33600 Pessac, France; IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Avenue Haut Lévêque, 33600 Pessac, France
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Strik M, Ploux S, Bordachar P. What Body Surface Mapping Has Taught Us About Ventricular Conduction Disease Implications for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and His Bundle Pacing. Card Electrophysiol Clin 2022; 14:213-221. [PMID: 35715079 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2021.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The degree and pattern of conduction disease seem determinant when assessing potential cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) candidates. In the present review, the authors discuss the available noninvasive techniques that can be used to acquire ventricular activation time maps. They describe what body surface mapping has taught us about left bundle branch block, right bundle branch block, intraventricular conduction delay, and right ventricular pacing and discuss the ability of derived parameters of electrical dyssynchrony to predict long-term clinical response to CRT or His bundle pacing.
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- Marc Strik
- Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), Avenue de Magellan, Pessac F-33600, France; IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Av. du Haut Lévêque, 33600 Pessac, France.
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- Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), Avenue de Magellan, Pessac F-33600, France; IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Av. du Haut Lévêque, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), Avenue de Magellan, Pessac F-33600, France; IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Av. du Haut Lévêque, 33600 Pessac, France
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Liang Y, Li J, Yu H, Xu G, Gao Y, Xu B, Yan X, Wang Z, Han Y. Mid-depth-septal Pacing Optimized Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Novel Strategy. Can J Cardiol 2022; 38:1458-1460. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Prinzen FW, Lumens J, Duchenn J, Vernooy K. Electro-energetics of Biventricular, Septal and Conduction System Pacing. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev 2021; 10:250-257. [PMID: 35106177 PMCID: PMC8785089 DOI: 10.15420/aer.2021.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Abnormal electrical activation of the ventricles creates abnormalities in cardiac mechanics. Local contraction patterns, as reflected by strain, are not only out of phase, but also show opposing length changes in early and late activated regions. Consequently, the efficiency of cardiac pump function (the amount of stroke work generated by a unit of oxygen consumed), is approximately 30% lower in dyssynchronous than in synchronous hearts. Maintaining good cardiac efficiency appears important for long-term outcomes. Biventricular, left ventricular septal, His bundle and left bundle branch pacing may minimise the amount of pacing-induced dyssynchrony and efficiency loss when compared to conventional right ventricular pacing. An extensive animal study indicates maintenance of mechanical synchrony and efficiency during left ventricular septal pacing and data from a few clinical studies support the idea that this is also the case for left bundle branch pacing and His bundle pacing. This review discusses electro-mechanics and mechano-energetics under the various paced conditions and provides suggestions for future research.
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- Frits W Prinzen
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), the Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Heckman L, Luermans J, Salden F, van Stipdonk AMW, Mafi-Rad M, Prinzen F, Vernooy K. Physiology and Practicality of Left Ventricular Septal Pacing. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev 2021; 10:165-171. [PMID: 34777821 PMCID: PMC8576493 DOI: 10.15420/aer.2021.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Left ventricular septal pacing (LVSP) and left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) have been introduced to maintain or correct interventricular and intraventricular (dys)synchrony. LVSP is hypothesised to produce a fairly physiological sequence of activation, since in the left ventricle (LV) the working myocardium is activated first at the LV endocardium in the low septal and anterior free-wall regions. Animal studies as well as patient studies have demonstrated that LV function is maintained during LVSP at levels comparable to sinus rhythm with normal conduction. Left ventricular activation is more synchronous during LBBP than LVSP, but LBBP produces a higher level of intraventricular dyssynchrony compared to LVSP. While LVSP is fairly straightforward to perform, targeting the left bundle branch area may be more challenging. Long-term effects of LVSP and LBBP are yet to be determined. This review focuses on the physiology and practicality of LVSP and provides a guide for permanent LVSP implantation.
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- Luuk Heckman
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+), the Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+), the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+), the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+), the Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Lu W, Lin J, Chen K, Dai Y, Chen R, Hu Q, Li Y, Cheng C, Zhou Y, Zhang S. Quantitative distance and electrocardiographic parameters for lead-implanted site selection to enhance the success likelihood of left bundle branch pacing. Clin Res Cardiol 2021; 111:1219-1230. [PMID: 34761309 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-021-01965-1] [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: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) is a novel near-physiological pacing method that still lacks quantitative criteria to guide the selection of lead-implanted sites to enhance the success likelihood of lead deployments. This study aimed to quantitatively analyze the relationships of LBBP success likelihood to the distribution of lead-implanted sites and the lead-localization-pacing electrocardiographic (ECG) features. METHODS All the lead-implanted sites in patients with finally successful LBBP were enrolled for analysis, including successful and failed sites. A novel coordinate system was invented to describe the sites' distribution as longitudinal distance (longit-dist) and lateral distance (lat-dist). Corrected distance parameters were generated to eliminate the cardiac dimension variations. The lead-localization-pacing ECG parameters were also collected, such as paced QRS duration (locat-QRSd), left ventricular activation time (locat-LVAT), LVAT/QRSd ratio (locat-LVAT/QRSd), and QRS directions. RESULTS A total of 94 patients with 105 successful sites and 93 failed sites were enrolled. Longit-dist and corrected longit-dist of successful sites were significantly longer, while locat-QRSd and locat-LVAT were shorter and locat-LVAT/QRSd was lower than failed sites. There was a positive dose-response relationship between LBBP success likelihood and corrected longit-dist with a cut-off of 26.95 mm, whereas there were negative dose-response relationships of LBBP success likelihood to locat-QRSd, locat-LVAT, and locat-LVAT/QRSd with the cut-offs of 142 ms, 92 ms, and 64.7%, respectively. Downward QRS direction in II/III ECG leads was also associated with successful LBBP. CONCLUSION Longit-dist, locat-QRSd, locat-LVAT, and locat-LVAT/QRSd were quantitative parameters to guide the selection of lead-implanted sites during LBBP implantation. Quantitative distance and electrocardiographic parameters for lead-implanted site selection to enhance the success likelihood of left bundle branch pacing. LBBP, left bundle branch pacing; Longit-dist, longitudinal distance; CL-apex-dist, distance from contraction line to apex; LBBB, left bundle branch block; IVCD, intraventricular conduction delay; Locat-QRSd, lead-localization-pacing QRS duration; Locat-LVAT, lead-localization-pacing left ventricular activation time; Locat-LVAT/QRSd, lead-localization-pacing LVAT/QRSd ratio.
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- Wenzhao Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 167, Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037, China
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Shimeno K, Tamura S, Nakatsuji K, Hayashi Y, Abe Y, Naruko T. Characteristics and proposed mechanisms of QRS morphology observed during the left bundle branch pacing procedure. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2021; 44:1987-1994. [PMID: 34662435 DOI: 10.1111/pace.14382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND In performing left bundle branch pacing (LBBP), various QRS morphologies are observed as the lead penetrates the ventricular septum (VS). This study aimed to evaluate these characteristics and infer the mechanism underlying each QRS morphology. METHODS In 19 patients who met the strict criteria for LBB capture, we classified the QRS morphologies observed during the LBBP procedure into seven patterns, the first five of which were determined by the depth of penetration: right ventricular septal pacing (RVSP), intraventricular septal pacing (IVSP1 and IVSP2), endocardial side of left ventricular septal pacing (LVSeP), nonselective LBBP (NS-LBBP), selective LBBP (S-LBBP), and NS-LBBP with anodal capture. The parameters of the QRS morphologies in these seven patterns were evaluated. RESULTS Among the first five patterns, stimulus-QRSend duration (s-QRSend) was the narrowest in IVSP1 rather than in NS-LBBP, and stimulus-to-peak of R wave in V6 (s-LVAT) was significantly shortened in two steps, from RVSP to IVSP1 (96 ± 11; 82 ± 8 ms, p < .01) and from LVSeP to NS-LBBP (76 ± 7; 60 ± 4 ms, p < .01). The late-R duration in V1 was significantly prolonged in the order of LVSeP, NS-LBBP, and S-LBBP (45 ± 7; 53 ± 10; 71 ± 15 ms, respectively, p < .01). CONCLUSIONS s-QRSend was the narrowest in IVSP1 rather than in NS-LBBP among the QRS morphologies observed during lead penetration through the VS. The prolonged late-R duration in V1 and abrupt shortening of the s-LVAT in V6 may help determine LBB capture during lead penetration.
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- Kenji Shimeno
- Department of Cardiology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Chen AY, Upadhyay GA. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine Arrhythmia Section From the His Bundle to the Left Bundle: Clinical Applications of Conduction System Pacing. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11936-020-00880-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Salden FCWM, Luermans JGLM, Westra SW, Weijs B, Engels EB, Heckman LIB, Lamerichs LJM, Janssen MHG, Clerx KJH, Cornelussen R, Ghosh S, Prinzen FW, Vernooy K. Short-Term Hemodynamic and Electrophysiological Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization by Left Ventricular Septal Pacing. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020; 75:347-359. [PMID: 32000945 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is usually performed by biventricular (BiV) pacing. Previously, feasibility of transvenous implantation of a lead at the left ventricular (LV) endocardial side of the interventricular septum, referred to as LV septal (LVs) pacing, was demonstrated. OBJECTIVES The authors sought to compare the acute electrophysiological and hemodynamic effects of LVs with BiV and His bundle (HB) pacing in CRT patients. METHODS Temporary LVs pacing (transaortic approach) alone or in combination with right ventricular (RV) (LVs+RV), BiV, and HB pacing was performed in 27 patients undergoing CRT implantation. Electrophysiological changes were assessed using electrocardiography (QRS duration), vectorcardiography (QRS area), and multielectrode body surface mapping (standard deviation of activation times [SDAT]). Hemodynamic changes were assessed as the first derivative of LV pressure (LVdP/dtmax). RESULTS As compared with baseline, LVs pacing resulted in a larger reduction in QRS area (to 73 ± 22 μVs) and SDAT (to 26 ± 7 ms) than BiV (to 93 ± 26 μVs and 31 ± 7 ms; both p < 0.05) and LVs+RV pacing (to 108 ± 37 μVs; p < 0.05; and 29 ± 8 ms; p = 0.05). The increase in LVdP/dtmax was similar during LVs and BiV pacing (17 ± 10% vs. 17 ± 9%, respectively) and larger than during LVs+RV pacing (11 ± 9%; p < 0.05). There were no significant differences between basal, mid-, or apical LVs levels in LVdP/dtmax and SDAT. In a subgroup of 16 patients, changes in QRS area, SDAT, and LVdP/dtmax were comparable between LVs and HB pacing. CONCLUSIONS LVs pacing provides short-term hemodynamic improvement and electrical resynchronization that is at least as good as during BiV and possibly HB pacing. These results indicate that LVs pacing may serve as a valuable alternative for CRT.
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- Floor C W M Salden
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Medtronic PLC, Bakken Research Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Medtronic PLC, Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF), Mounds View, Minnesota
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Hayashi Y, Shimeno K, Nakatsuji K, Naruko T. What is the mechanism of narrow paced QRS duration during left bundle branch area pacing? A case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2020; 4:1-5. [PMID: 32974479 PMCID: PMC7501936 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) can capture the His-Purkinje conduction system and create a narrower paced QRS duration, its mechanism has not been investigated. In this case report, ventricular activation patterns were evaluated using three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping during LBBAP and right ventricular septal pacing (RVSP). CASE SUMMARY An 81-year-old woman with sick sinus syndrome received LBBAP, followed 4 months later with atrial fibrillation ablation. We compared ventricular activation patterns during RVSP and LBBAP using a three-dimensional electro-anatomical mapping system. Paced QRS durations during RVSP and LBBAP were 163 ms and 115 ms, respectively. The activation pattern and the total left ventricular (LV) activation time were similar during RVSP and LBBAP (86 and 73 ms, respectively), despite the conduction system capture during LBBAP. The stimulus interval to the latest LV activation point during RVSP was 117 ms, and transseptal conduction time was 31 ms (117 - 86 ms). DISCUSSION Although LBBAP could capture the His-Purkinje conduction system, neither ventricular activation patterns nor total activation time changed dramatically. The mechanism of narrower paced QRS duration during LBBAP compared to that during RVSP can be attributable to passing over the slow transseptal conduction.
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- Yusuke Hayashi
- Department of Cardiology, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534-0021, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534-0021, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534-0021, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima-hondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534-0021, Japan
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Wisnoskey BJ, Varma N. Left ventricular paced activation in cardiac resynchronization therapy patients with left bundle branch block and relationship to its electrical substrate. Heart Rhythm O2 2020; 1:85-95. [PMID: 34113862 PMCID: PMC8183968 DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2020.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) uses left ventricular (LV) pacing to restore rapid synchronized LV activation when it is delayed in patients with myocardial disease. Objective Although intrinsic LV activation delays are understood, little is known about reactions to LV stimulation and whether they are affected by QRS duration (QRSd), morphology, LV substrate, or choice of electrode pair. The purpose of this study was to test these interactions. Methods In 120 heart failure patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) and QRS >120 ms receiving CRT with quadripolar LV leads, device-based measurements of intrinsic activation delay (qLV) and paced inter- (and intra-) LV conduction times were evaluated at the proximal and distal LV bipoles. Results During intrinsic conduction, qLV varied little between the proximal and distal pairs in patients with LBBB (n = 120; age 68 ± 11 years; 63% male; ejection fraction 25% ± 7%; 33% ischemic cardiomyopathy; QRSd 162 ± 19 ms). A minority (30%) had conduction barriers (ie, gradients) (ΔqLV 29 ± 8 ms vs 9 ± 5 ms in patients without gradients; P <.01), which occurred equally in ischemic and nonischemic patients. A majority were functional (and not scar-mediated), as they resolved with pacing in most patients (75%). Importantly, LV-paced conduction times were unrelated to baseline QRS morphology (LBBB 166 ± 30 ms vs RBBB control 172 ± 30 ms; P = NS), longer than intrinsic conduction (166 ± 30 ms vs 129 ± 28 ms; P <.01), and varied significantly by electrode pair (ie, small distances) and etiology. Correlation between intrinsic activation delay (qLV) and LV-paced conduction time was poor (R2 = 0.278; P <.05). Conclusion LV-paced effect, which is core to CRT, is unpredictable based on conventionally used measures and should be considered during CRT optimization.
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Lee AWC, Nguyen UC, Razeghi O, Gould J, Sidhu BS, Sieniewicz B, Behar J, Mafi-Rad M, Plank G, Prinzen FW, Rinaldi CA, Vernooy K, Niederer S. A rule-based method for predicting the electrical activation of the heart with cardiac resynchronization therapy from non-invasive clinical data. Med Image Anal 2019; 57:197-213. [PMID: 31326854 PMCID: PMC6746621 DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2019.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) is one of the few effective treatments for heart failure patients with ventricular dyssynchrony. The pacing location of the left ventricle is indicated as a determinant of CRT outcome. Objective Patient specific computational models allow the activation pattern following CRT implant to be predicted and this may be used to optimize CRT lead placement. Methods In this study, the effects of heterogeneous cardiac substrate (scar, fast endocardial conduction, slow septal conduction, functional block) on accurately predicting the electrical activation of the LV epicardium were tested to determine the minimal detail required to create a rule based model of cardiac electrophysiology. Non-invasive clinical data (CT or CMR images and 12 lead ECG) from eighteen patients from two centers were used to investigate the models. Results Validation with invasive electro-anatomical mapping data identified that computer models with fast endocardial conduction were able to predict the electrical activation with a mean distance errors of 9.2 ± 0.5 mm (CMR data) or (CT data) 7.5 ± 0.7 mm. Conclusion This study identified a simple rule-based fast endocardial conduction model, built using non-invasive clinical data that can be used to rapidly and robustly predict the electrical activation of the heart. Pre-procedural prediction of the latest electrically activating region to identify the optimal LV pacing site could potentially be a useful clinical planning tool for CRT procedures.
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- A W C Lee
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Physiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Bart's Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Physiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Upadhyay GA, Cherian T, Shatz DY, Beaser AD, Aziz Z, Ozcan C, Broman MT, Nayak HM, Tung R. Intracardiac Delineation of Septal Conduction in Left Bundle-Branch Block Patterns. Circulation 2019; 139:1876-1888. [DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.038648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Gaurav A. Upadhyay
- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, IL
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- The University of Chicago Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, IL
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Strik M, Ploux S, Jankelson L, Bordachar P. Non-invasive cardiac mapping for non-response in cardiac resynchronization therapy. Ann Med 2019; 51:109-117. [PMID: 31094217 PMCID: PMC7857455 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2019.1616109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective intervention in selected patients with moderate-to-severe heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and abnormal left ventricular activation time. The non-response rate of approximately 30% has remained nearly unchanged since this therapy was introduced 25 years ago. While intracardiac mapping is widely used for diagnosis and guidance of therapy in patients with tachyarrhythmia, its application in characterization of the electrical substrate to elucidate the mechanisms involved in CRT response remain anecdotal. In the present review, we describe the traditional determinants of CRT response before presenting novel non-invasive techniques used for CRT optimization. We discuss efforts to identify the target electrical substrate to guide the deployment of pacing electrodes during the operative procedure. Non-invasive body surface mapping technologies such as ECG imaging or ECG belt enables prediction of acute and chronic CRT response. While electrical dyssynchrony parameters provide high predictive accuracy for CRT response when obtained during intrinsic conduction, their predictive value is less when acquired during CRT or LV-pacing. Key messages Classic predictors of CRT response are female gender, NYHA class ≤ III, left ventricular ejection fraction ≥25%, QRS duration ≥150 ms and estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥60 mL/min. ECG-imaging is a comprehensive non-invasive mapping system which allows to express the amount of electrical asynchrony of a CRT candidate. Non-invasive body surface mapping technologies enables excellent prediction of acute and chronic CRT response before implantation. When performed during CRT or LV-pacing, the added value of these mapping systems remains unclear.
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- Marc Strik
- a IHU Liryc , Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute , Bordeaux , France.,b Cardio-Thoracic Unit , Bordeaux University Hospital , Bordeaux , France.,c Maastricht University Medical Center , Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht , Maastricht , the Netherlands
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- a IHU Liryc , Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute , Bordeaux , France.,b Cardio-Thoracic Unit , Bordeaux University Hospital , Bordeaux , France
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- d Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, NYU Langone Health , New York University School of Medicine , NY , USA
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- a IHU Liryc , Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute , Bordeaux , France.,b Cardio-Thoracic Unit , Bordeaux University Hospital , Bordeaux , France
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Carpio EF, Gomez JF, Sebastian R, Lopez-Perez A, Castellanos E, Almendral J, Ferrero JM, Trenor B. Optimization of Lead Placement in the Right Ventricle During Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. A Simulation Study. Front Physiol 2019; 10:74. [PMID: 30804805 PMCID: PMC6378298 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Patients suffering from heart failure and left bundle branch block show electrical ventricular dyssynchrony causing an abnormal blood pumping. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is recommended for these patients. Patients with positive therapy response normally present QRS shortening and an increased left ventricle (LV) ejection fraction. However, around one third do not respond favorably. Therefore, optimal location of pacing leads, timing delays between leads and/or choosing related biomarkers is crucial to achieve the best possible degree of ventricular synchrony during CRT application. In this study, computational modeling is used to predict the optimal location and delay of pacing leads to improve CRT response. We use a 3D electrophysiological computational model of the heart and torso to get insight into the changes in the activation patterns obtained when the heart is paced from different regions and for different atrioventricular and interventricular delays. The model represents a heart with left bundle branch block and heart failure, and allows a detailed and accurate analysis of the electrical changes observed simultaneously in the myocardium and in the QRS complex computed in the precordial leads. Computational simulations were performed using a modified version of the O'Hara et al. action potential model, the most recent mathematical model developed for human ventricular electrophysiology. The optimal location for the pacing leads was determined by QRS maximal reduction. Additionally, the influence of Purkinje system on CRT response was assessed and correlation analysis between several parameters of the QRS was made. Simulation results showed that the right ventricle (RV) upper septum near the outflow tract is an alternative location to the RV apical lead. Furthermore, LV endocardial pacing provided better results as compared to epicardial stimulation. Finally, the time to reach the 90% of the QRS area was a good predictor of the instant at which 90% of the ventricular tissue was activated. Thus, the time to reach the 90% of the QRS area is suggested as an additional index to assess CRT effectiveness to improve biventricular synchrony.
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- Edison F Carpio
- Centre for Research and Innovation in Bioengineering (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Centre for Research and Innovation in Bioengineering (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Computational Multiscale Simulation Lab (CoMMLab), Department of Computer Science, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Centre for Research and Innovation in Bioengineering (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Unit, Grupo HM Hospitales, Hospital Monteprincipe, University CEU-San Pablo, Madrid, Spain
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- Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Unit, Grupo HM Hospitales, Hospital Monteprincipe, University CEU-San Pablo, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Research and Innovation in Bioengineering (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Centre for Research and Innovation in Bioengineering (Ci2B), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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Willemen E, Schreurs R, Huntjens PR, Strik M, Plank G, Vigmond E, Walmsley J, Vernooy K, Delhaas T, Prinzen FW, Lumens J. The Left and Right Ventricles Respond Differently to Variation of Pacing Delays in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Combined Experimental- Computational Approach. Front Physiol 2019; 10:17. [PMID: 30774598 PMCID: PMC6367498 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction: Timing of atrial, right (RV), and left ventricular (LV) stimulation in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is known to affect electrical activation and pump function of the LV. In this study, we used computer simulations, with input from animal experiments, to investigate the effect of varying pacing delays on both LV and RV electrical dyssynchrony and contractile function. Methods: A pacing protocol was performed in dogs with atrioventricular block (N = 6), using 100 different combinations of atrial (A)-LV and A-RV pacing delays. Regional LV and RV electrical activation times were measured using 112 electrodes and LV and RV pressures were measured with catheter-tip micromanometers. Contractile response to a pacing delay was defined as relative change of the maximum rate of LV and RV pressure rise (dP/dtmax) compared to RV pacing with an A-RV delay of 125 ms. The pacing protocol was simulated in the CircAdapt model of cardiovascular system dynamics, using the experimentally acquired electrical mapping data as input. Results: Ventricular electrical activation changed with changes in the amount of LV or RV pre-excitation. The resulting changes in dP/dtmax differed markedly between the LV and RV. Pacing the LV 10–50 ms before the RV led to the largest increases in LV dP/dtmax. In contrast, RV dP/dtmax was highest with RV pre-excitation and decreased up to 33% with LV pre-excitation. These opposite patterns of changes in RV and LV dP/dtmax were reproduced by the simulations. The simulations extended these observations by showing that changes in steady-state biventricular cardiac output differed from changes in both LV and RV dP/dtmax. The model allowed to explain the discrepant changes in dP/dtmax and cardiac output by coupling between atria and ventricles as well as between the ventricles. Conclusion: The LV and the RV respond in a opposite manner to variation in the amount of LV or RV pre-excitation. Computer simulations capture LV and RV behavior during pacing delay variation and may be used in the design of new CRT optimization studies.
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- Erik Willemen
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.,IHU-LIRYC Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Pessac, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Institute of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.,IHU-LIRYC Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Pessac, France
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Nguyên UC, Potse M, Vernooy K, Mafi-Rad M, Heijman J, Caputo ML, Conte G, Regoli F, Krause R, Moccetti T, Auricchio A, Prinzen FW, Maffessanti F. A left bundle branch block activation sequence and ventricular pacing influence voltage amplitudes: anin vivoandin silicostudy. Europace 2018; 20:iii77-iii86. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Uyên Châu Nguyên
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), PO Box 616, Maastricht MD, the Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, CARIM, MUMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- CARMEN Research Team, Inria Bordeaux Sud-Ouest, Talence F-33400, France
- Université de Bordeaux, IMB, UMR 5251, Talence F-33400, France
- IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Foundation Bordeaux Université, Pessac, Bordeaux F-33600, France
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- Department of Cardiology, CARIM, MUMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, CARIM, MUMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, CARIM, MUMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Center for Computational Medicine in Cardiology (CCMC), Institute of Computational Science, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
- Center for Computational Medicine in Cardiology (CCMC), Institute of Computational Science, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), PO Box 616, Maastricht MD, the Netherlands
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- Center for Computational Medicine in Cardiology (CCMC), Institute of Computational Science, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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Strik M, Ploux S, Huntjens PR, Nguyên UC, Frontera A, Eschalier R, Dubois R, Ritter P, Klotz N, Vernooy K, Haïssaguerre M, Crijns HJ, Prinzen FW, Bordachar P. Response to cardiac resynchronization therapy is determined by intrinsic electrical substrate rather than by its modification. Int J Cardiol 2018; 270:143-148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nayyar S, Suszko A, Porta-Sanchez A, Dalvi R, Chauhan VS. Reduced T wave alternans in heart failure responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy: Evidence of electrical remodeling. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0199637. [PMID: 29953465 PMCID: PMC6023131 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background T-wave alternans (TWA), a marker of electrical instability, can be modulated by cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The relationship between TWA and heart failure response to CRT has not been clearly defined. Methods and results In 40-patients (age 65±11 years, left ventricular ejection-fraction [LVEF] 23±7%), TWA was evaluated prospectively at median of 2 months (baseline) and 8 months (follow-up) post-CRT implant. TWA-magnitude (Valt >0μV, k≥3), its duration (d), and burden (Valt ·d) were quantified in moving 128-beat segments during incremental atrial (AAI, native-TWA) and atrio-biventricular (DDD-CRT) pacing. The immediate and long-term effect of CRT on TWA was examined. Clinical response to CRT was defined as an increase in LVEF of ≥5%. Native-TWA was clinically significant (Valt ≥1.9μV, k≥3) in 68% of subjects at baseline. Compared to native-TWA at baseline, DDD-CRT pacing at baseline and follow-up reduced the number of positive TWA segments, peak-magnitude, longest-duration and peak-burden of TWA (44±5 to 33±5 to 28±4%, p = 0.02 and 0.002; 5.9±0.8 to 4.1±0.7 to 3.8±0.7μV, p = 0.01 and 0.01; 97±9 to 76±8 to 67±8sec, p = 0.004 and <0.001; and 334±65 to 178±58 to 146±54μV.sec, p = 0.01 and 0.004). In addition, the number of positive segments and longest-duration of native-TWA diminished during follow-up (44±5 to 35±6%, p = 0.044; and 97±9 to 81±9sec, p = 0.02). Clinical response to CRT was observed in 71% of patients; the reduction in DDD-CRT paced TWA both at baseline and follow-up was present only in responders (interaction p-values <0.1). Conclusion Long-term CRT reduces the prevalence and magnitude of TWA. This CRT induced beneficial electrical remodeling is a marker of clinical response after CRT.
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- Sachin Nayyar
- Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Division of Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Division of Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Division of Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Division of Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Division of Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Nguyên UC, Verzaal NJ, van Nieuwenhoven FA, Vernooy K, Prinzen FW. Pathobiology of cardiac dyssynchrony and resynchronization therapy. Europace 2018; 20:1898-1909. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Uyên Châu Nguyên
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Universiteitssingel 50, ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Lee AWC, Costa CM, Strocchi M, Rinaldi CA, Niederer SA. Computational Modeling for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2018; 11:92-108. [PMID: 29327314 PMCID: PMC5908824 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-017-9779-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an effective treatment for heart failure (HF) patients with an electrical substrate pathology causing ventricular dyssynchrony. However 40-50% of patients do not respond to treatment. Cardiac modeling of the electrophysiology, electromechanics, and hemodynamics of the heart has been used to study mechanisms behind HF pathology and CRT response. Recently, multi-scale dyssynchronous HF models have been used to study optimal device settings and optimal lead locations, investigate the underlying cardiac pathophysiology, as well as investigate emerging technologies proposed to treat cardiac dyssynchrony. However the breadth of patient and experimental data required to create and parameterize these models and the computational resources required currently limits the use of these models to small patient numbers. In the future, once these technical challenges are overcome, biophysically based models of the heart have the potential to become a clinical tool to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of HF.
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- Angela W C Lee
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Huntjens PR, Ploux S, Strik M, Walmsley J, Ritter P, Haissaguerre M, Prinzen FW, Delhaas T, Lumens J, Bordachar P. Electrical Substrates Driving Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2018; 11:e005647. [DOI: 10.1161/circep.117.005647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Peter R. Huntjens
- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), Bordeaux University, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation Team, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (P.R.H., M.S., J.W., F.W.P., T.D., J.L.)
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), Bordeaux University, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation Team, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (P.R.H., M.S., J.W., F.W.P., T.D., J.L.)
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), Bordeaux University, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation Team, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (P.R.H., M.S., J.W., F.W.P., T.D., J.L.)
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), Bordeaux University, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation Team, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (P.R.H., M.S., J.W., F.W.P., T.D., J.L.)
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), Bordeaux University, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation Team, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (P.R.H., M.S., J.W., F.W.P., T.D., J.L.)
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), Bordeaux University, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation Team, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (P.R.H., M.S., J.W., F.W.P., T.D., J.L.)
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), Bordeaux University, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation Team, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (P.R.H., M.S., J.W., F.W.P., T.D., J.L.)
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), Bordeaux University, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation Team, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (P.R.H., M.S., J.W., F.W.P., T.D., J.L.)
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), Bordeaux University, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation Team, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (P.R.H., M.S., J.W., F.W.P., T.D., J.L.)
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), Bordeaux University, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Stimulation Team, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France (P.R.H., S.P., M.S., P.R., M.H., J.L., P.B.). Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands (P.R.H., M.S., J.W., F.W.P., T.D., J.L.)
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Porta-Sánchez A, Angaran P, Massé S, Nair K, Farid T, Umapathy K, Asta J, Gizurarson S, Nanthakumar K. The effect of left ventricular pacing on transmural activation delay in myopathic human hearts. Europace 2018; 20:719-728. [PMID: 28108548 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euw375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aims Left ventricular (LV) epicardial pacing (LVEpiP) in human myopathic hearts does not decrease global epicardial activation delay compared with right ventricular (RV) endocardial pacing (RVEndoP); however, the effect on transmural activation delay has not been evaluated. To characterize the transmural electrical activation delay in human myopathic hearts during RVEndoP and LVEpiP compared with global epicardial activation delay. Methods and results Explanted hearts from seven patients (5 male, 46 ± 10 years) undergoing cardiac transplantation were Langendorff-perfused and mapped using an epicardial sock electrode array (112 electrodes) and 25 transmural plunge needles (four electrodes, 2 mm spacing), for a total of 100 unipolar transmural electrodes. Electrograms were recorded during LVEpiP and RVEndoP, and epicardial (sock) and transmural (needle) activation times, along with patterns of activation, were compared. There was no difference between the global epicardial activation times (LVEpiP 147 ± 8 ms vs. RVEndoP 156 ± 17 ms, P = 0.46). The mean LV transmural activation time during LVEpiP was significantly shorter than that during RVEndoP (125 ± 44 vs. 172 ± 43 ms, P < 0.001). During LVEpiP, of the transmural layers endo-, mid-myocardium and epicardium, LV endocardial layer was often the earliest compared with other transmural layers. Conclusion In myopathic human hearts, LVEpiP did not decrease global epicardial activation delays compared with RVEndoP. LV epicardial pacing led to early activation of the LV endocardium, revealing the importance of the LV endocardium even when pacing from the LV epicardium.
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- Andreu Porta-Sánchez
- The Hull Family Cardiac Fibrillation Management Laboratory, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 150 Gerrard Street West, Gerrard Wing, 3-526, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
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- The Hull Family Cardiac Fibrillation Management Laboratory, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 150 Gerrard Street West, Gerrard Wing, 3-526, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
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- The Hull Family Cardiac Fibrillation Management Laboratory, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 150 Gerrard Street West, Gerrard Wing, 3-526, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
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- The Hull Family Cardiac Fibrillation Management Laboratory, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 150 Gerrard Street West, Gerrard Wing, 3-526, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
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- The Hull Family Cardiac Fibrillation Management Laboratory, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 150 Gerrard Street West, Gerrard Wing, 3-526, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
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- The Hull Family Cardiac Fibrillation Management Laboratory, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 150 Gerrard Street West, Gerrard Wing, 3-526, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
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- The Hull Family Cardiac Fibrillation Management Laboratory, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 150 Gerrard Street West, Gerrard Wing, 3-526, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
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- The Hull Family Cardiac Fibrillation Management Laboratory, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 150 Gerrard Street West, Gerrard Wing, 3-526, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
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- The Hull Family Cardiac Fibrillation Management Laboratory, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 150 Gerrard Street West, Gerrard Wing, 3-526, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4
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Duchenne J, Claus P, Pagourelias ED, Mada RO, Van Puyvelde J, Vunckx K, Verbeken E, Gheysens O, Rega F, Voigt JU. Sheep can be used as animal model of regional myocardial remodeling and controllable work. Cardiol J 2018; 26:375-384. [PMID: 29570208 DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2018.0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pacing the right heart has been shown to induce reversible conduction delay and subse-quent asymmetric remodeling of the left ventricle (LV) in dogs and pigs. Both species have disadvantages in animal experiments. Therefore the aim of this study was to develop a more feasible and easy-to-use animal model in sheep. METHODS Dual-chamber (DDD) pacemakers with epicardial leads on the right atrium and right ven-tricular free wall were implanted in 13 sheep. All animals underwent 8 weeks of chronic rapid pacing at 180 bpm. Reported observations were made at 110 bpm. RESULTS DDD pacing acutely induced a left bundle branch block (LBBB) - like pattern with almost doubling in QRS width and the appearance of a septal flash, indicating mechanical dyssynchrony. Atrial pacing (AAI) resulted in normal ventricular conduction and function. During 8 weeks of rapid DDD pacing, animals developed LV remodeling (confirmed with histology) with septal wall thinning (-30%, p < 0.05), lateral wall thickening (+22%, p < 0.05), LV volume increase (+32%, p < 0.05), decrease of LV ejection fraction (-31%, p < 0.05), and functional mitral regurgitation. After 8 weeks, segmental pressure-strain-loops, representing regional myocardial work, were recorded. Switching from AAI to DDD pacing decreased immediately work in the septum and increased it in the lateral wall (-69 and +41%, respectively, p < 0.05). Global LV stroke work and dP/dtmax decreased (-27% and -25%, respectively, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study presents the development a new sheep model with an asymmetrically remod-eled LV. Simple pacemaker programing allows direct modulation of regional myocardial function and work. This animal model provides a new and valuable alternative for canine or porcine models and has the potential to become instrumental for investigating regional function and loading conditions on regional LV remodeling.
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- Jürgen Duchenne
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, KU Leuven - University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, KU Leuven - University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, KU Leuven - University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, KU Leuven - University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, KU Leuven - University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging and Pathology and Department of Nuclear Medicine, KU Leuven - University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging and Pathology and Department of Pathology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging and Pathology and Department of Nuclear Medicine, KU Leuven - University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, KU Leuven - University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, KU Leuven - University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Bear LR, Huntjens PR, Walton RD, Bernus O, Coronel R, Dubois R. Cardiac electrical dyssynchrony is accurately detected by noninvasive electrocardiographic imaging. Heart Rhythm 2018; 15:1058-1069. [PMID: 29477975 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Poor identification of electrical dyssynchrony is postulated to be a major factor contributing to the low success rate for cardiac resynchronization therapy. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of body surface mapping and electrocardiographic imaging (ECGi) to detect electrical dyssynchrony noninvasively. METHODS Langendorff-perfused pig hearts (n = 11) were suspended in a human torso-shaped tank, with left bundle branch block (LBBB) induced through ablation. Recordings were taken simultaneously from a 108-electrode epicardial sock and 128 electrodes embedded in the tank surface during sinus rhythm and ventricular pacing. Computed tomography provided electrode and heart positions in the tank. Epicardial unipolar electrograms were reconstructed from torso potentials using ECGi. Dyssynchrony markers from torso potentials (eg, QRS duration) or ECGi (total activation time, interventricular delay [D-LR], and intraventricular markers) were correlated with those recorded from the sock. RESULTS LBBB was induced (n = 8), and sock-derived activation maps demonstrated interventricular dyssynchrony (D-LR and total activation time) in all cases (P < .05) and intraventricular dyssynchrony for complete LBBB (P < .05) compared to normal sinus rhythm. Only D-LR returned to normal with biventricular pacing (P = .1). Torso markers increased with large degrees of dyssynchrony, and no reduction was seen during biventricular pacing (P > .05). Although ECGi-derived markers were significantly lower than recorded (P < .05), there was a significant strong linear relationship between ECGi and recorded values. ECGi correctly diagnosed electrical dyssynchrony and interventricular resynchronization in all cases. The latest site of activation was identified to 9.1 ± 0.6 mm by ECGi. CONCLUSION ECGi reliably and accurately detects electrical dyssynchrony, resynchronization by biventricular pacing, and the site of latest activation, providing more information than do body surface potentials.
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- Laura R Bear
- Electrophysiology and Heart Modelling Institute (IHU-LIRYC), Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac, France; Université de Bordeaux, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux U1045, France; Inserm, U1045, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux, France.
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modelling Institute (IHU-LIRYC), Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac, France; Université de Bordeaux, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux U1045, France; Inserm, U1045, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux, France; CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University MedicalCentre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modelling Institute (IHU-LIRYC), Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac, France; Université de Bordeaux, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux U1045, France; Inserm, U1045, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux, France
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modelling Institute (IHU-LIRYC), Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac, France; Université de Bordeaux, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux U1045, France; Inserm, U1045, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux, France
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modelling Institute (IHU-LIRYC), Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac, France; Department of Experimental Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Electrophysiology and Heart Modelling Institute (IHU-LIRYC), Fondation Bordeaux Université, Pessac, France; Université de Bordeaux, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux U1045, France; Inserm, U1045, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux, France
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Villongco CT, Krummen DE, Omens JH, McCulloch AD. Non-invasive, model-based measures of ventricular electrical dyssynchrony for predicting CRT outcomes. Europace 2017; 18:iv104-iv112. [PMID: 28011837 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euw356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIMS Left ventricular activation delay due to left bundle branch block (LBBB) is an important determinant of the severity of dyssynchronous heart failure (DHF). We investigated whether patient-specific computational models constructed from non-invasive measurements can provide measures of baseline dyssynchrony and its reduction after CRT that may explain the degree of long-term reverse ventricular remodelling. METHODS AND RESULTS LV end-systolic volume reduction (ΔESVLV) measured by 2D trans-thoracic echocardiography in eight patients following 6 months of CRT was significantly (P < 0.05) greater in responders (26 ± 20%, n = 4) than non-responders (11 ± 16%, n = 4). LV reverse remodelling did not correlate with baseline QRS duration or its change after biventricular pacing, but did correlate with baseline LV endocardial activation measured by electroanatomic mapping (R2 = 0.71, P < 0.01). Patient-specific models of LBBB ventricular activation with parameters obtained by matching model-computed vectorcardiograms (VCG) to those derived from standard patient ECGs yielded LV endocardial activation times that correlated well with those measured from endocardial maps (R2 = 0.90). Model-computed 3D LV activation times correlated strongly with the reduction in LVESV (R2 = 0.93, P < 0.001). Computed decreases due to simulated CRT in the time delay between LV septal and lateral activation correlated strongly with ΔESVLV (R2 = 0.92, P < 0.001). Models also suggested that optimizing VV delays may improve resynchronization by this measure of activation delay. CONCLUSIONS Patient-specific computational models constructed from non-invasive measurements can compute estimates of LV dyssynchrony and their changes after CRT that may be as good as or better than electroanatomic mapping for predicting long-term reverse remodelling.
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- Christopher T Villongco
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0412, USA.,Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0613, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0613, USA.,US Department of Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0412, USA.,Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0613, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0412, USA .,Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0613, USA
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Pluijmert M, Bovendeerd PHM, Lumens J, Vernooy K, Prinzen FW, Delhaas T. New insights from a computational model on the relation between pacing site and CRT response. Europace 2017; 18:iv94-iv103. [PMID: 28011836 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euw355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIMS Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) produces clinical benefits in chronic heart failure patients with left bundle-branch block (LBBB). The position of the pacing site on the left ventricle (LV) is considered an important determinant of CRT response, but the mechanism how the LV pacing site determines CRT response is not completely understood. The objective of this study is to investigate the relation between LV pacing site during biventricular (BiV) pacing and cardiac function. METHODS AND RESULTS We used a finite element model of BiV electromechanics. Cardiac function, assessed as LV dp/dtmax and stroke work, was evaluated during normal electrical activation, typical LBBB, fascicular blocks and BiV pacing with different LV pacing sites. The model replicated clinical observations such as increase of LV dp/dtmax and stroke work, and the disappearance of a septal flash during BiV pacing. The largest hemodynamic response was achieved when BiV pacing led to best resynchronization of LV electrical activation but this did not coincide with reduction in total BiV activation time (∼ QRS duration). Maximum response was achieved when pacing the mid-basal lateral wall and this was close to the latest activated region during intrinsic activation in the typical LBBB, but not in the fascicular block simulations. CONCLUSIONS In these model simulations, the best cardiac function was obtained when pacing the mid-basal LV lateral wall, because of fastest recruitment of LV activation. This study illustrates how computer modeling can shed new light on optimizing pacing therapies for CRT. The results from this study may help to design new clinical studies to further investigate the importance of the pacing site for CRT response.
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- Marieke Pluijmert
- Maastricht University, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht University, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht University, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht University, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Engels EB, Strik M, van Middendorp LB, Kuiper M, Vernooy K, Prinzen FW. Prediction of optimal cardiac resynchronization by vectors extracted from electrograms in dyssynchronous canine hearts. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2017; 28:944-951. [PMID: 28467647 DOI: 10.1111/jce.13241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Proper optimization of atrioventricular (AV) and interventricular (VV) intervals can improve the response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). It has been demonstrated that the area of the QRS complex (QRSarea) extracted from the vectorcardiogram can be used as a predictor of optimal CRT-device settings. We explored the possibility of extracting vectors from the electrograms (EGMs) obtained from pacing electrodes and of using these EGM-based vectors (EGMVs) to individually optimize acute hemodynamic CRT response. METHODS AND RESULTS Biventricular pacing was performed in 13 dogs with left bundle branch block (LBBB) of which five also had myocardial infarction (MI), using 100 randomized AV- and VV-settings. Settings providing an acute increase in LV dP/dtmax ≥ 90% of the highest achieved value were defined as optimal. The prediction capability of QRSarea derived from the EGMV (EGMV-QRSarea) was compared with that of QRS duration. EGMV-QRSarea strongly correlated to the change in LV dP/dtmax (R = -0.73 ± 0.19 [LBBB] and -0.66 ± 0.14 [LBBB + MI]), while QRS duration was more poorly related to LV dP/dtmax changes (R = -0.33 ± 0.25 [LBBB] and -0.47 ± 0.39 [LBBB + MI]). This resulted in a better prediction of optimal CRT-device settings by EGMV-QRSarea than by QRS duration (LBBB: AUC = 0.89 [0.86-0.93] vs. 0.76 [0.69-0.83], P < 0.01; LBBB + MI: AUC = 0.91 [0.84-0.99] vs. 0.82 [0.59-1.00], P = 0.20, respectively). CONCLUSION In canine hearts with chronic LBBB with or without MI, the EGMV-QRSarea predicts acute hemodynamic CRT response and identifies optimal AV and VV settings accurately. These data support the potency of EGM-based vectors as a noninvasive, easy and patient-tailored tool to optimize CRT-device settings.
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- Elien B Engels
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Schreurs R, Wiegerinck RF, Prinzen FW. Exploring the Electrophysiologic and Hemodynamic Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: From Bench to Bedside and Vice Versa. Heart Fail Clin 2016; 13:43-52. [PMID: 27886931 DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an important therapy for heart failure patients with prolonged QRS duration. In patients with left bundle branch block the altered left ventricular electrical activation results in dyssynchronous, inefficient contraction of the left ventricle. CRT aims to reverse these changes and to improve cardiac function. This article explores the electrophysiologic and hemodynamic changes that occur during CRT in patient and animal studies. It also addresses how novel techniques, such as multipoint and endocardial pacing, can further improve the electromechanical response.
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- Rick Schreurs
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Dawoud F, Schuleri KH, Spragg DD, Horáček BM, Berger RD, Halperin HR, Lardo AC. Insights from Novel Noninvasive CT and ECG Imaging Modalities on Electromechanical Myocardial Activation in a Canine Model of Ischemic Dyssynchronous Heart Failure. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2016; 27:1454-1461. [PMID: 27578532 DOI: 10.1111/jce.13091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The interplay between electrical activation and mechanical contraction patterns is hypothesized to be central to reduced effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Furthermore, complex scar substrates render CRT less effective. We used novel cardiac computed tomography (CT) and noninvasive electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) techniques in an ischemic dyssynchronous heart failure (DHF) animal model to evaluate electrical and mechanical coupling of cardiac function, tissue viability, and venous accessibility of target pacing regions. METHODS AND RESULTS Ischemic DHF was induced in 6 dogs using coronary occlusion, left bundle ablation and tachy RV pacing. Full body ECG was recorded during native rhythm followed by volumetric first-pass and delayed enhancement CT. Regional electrical activation were computed and overlaid with segmented venous anatomy and scar regions. Reconstructed electrical activation maps show consistency with LBBB starting on the RV and spreading in a "U-shaped" pattern to the LV. Previously reported lines of slow conduction are seen parallel to anterior or inferior interventricular grooves. Mechanical contraction showed large septal to lateral wall delay (80 ± 38 milliseconds vs. 123 ± 31 milliseconds, P = 0.0001). All animals showed electromechanical correlation except dog 5 with largest scar burden. Electromechanical decoupling was largest in basal lateral LV segments. CONCLUSION We demonstrated a promising application of CT in combination with ECGI to gain insight into electromechanical function in ischemic dyssynchronous heart failure that can provide useful information to study regional substrate of CRT candidates.
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- Fady Dawoud
- Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Rademakers LM, van Hunnik A, Kuiper M, Vernooy K, van Gelder B, Bracke FA, Prinzen FW. A Possible Role for Pacing the Left Ventricular Septum in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2016; 2:413-422. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2016.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Walmsley J, Huntjens PR, Prinzen FW, Delhaas T, Lumens J. Septal flash and septal rebound stretch have different underlying mechanisms. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2016; 310:H394-403. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00639.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abnormal left-right motion of the interventricular septum in early systole, known as septal flash (SF), is frequently observed in patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB). Transseptal pressure gradient and early active septal contraction have been proposed as explanations for SF. Similarities in timing (early systole) and location (septum) suggest that SF may be related to septal systolic rebound stretch (SRSsept). We aimed to clarify the mechanisms generating SF and SRSsept. The CircAdapt computer model was used to isolate the effects of timing of activation of the left ventricular free wall (LVFW), right ventricular free wall (RVFW), and septum on SF and SRSsept. LVFW and septal activation times were varied by ±80 ms relative to RVFW activation time. M-mode-derived wall motions and septal strains were computed and used to quantify SF and SRSsept, respectively. SF depended on early activation of the RVFW relative to the LVFW. SF and SRSsept occurred in LBBB-like simulations and against a rising transseptal pressure gradient. When the septum was activated before both LVFW and RVFW, no SF occurred despite the presence of SRSsept. Computer simulations therefore indicate that SF and SRSsept have different underlying mechanisms, even though both can occur in LBBB. The mechanism of leftward motion during SF is early RVFW contraction pulling on and straightening the septum when unopposed by the LVFW. SRSsept is caused by late LVFW contraction following early contraction of the septum. Changes in transseptal pressure gradient are not the main cause of SF in LBBB.
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- John Walmsley
- CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and
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- CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and
- L'Institut de Rythmologie et Modélisation Cardiaque (IHU-LIRYC), Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and
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- CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and
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- CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and
- L'Institut de Rythmologie et Modélisation Cardiaque (IHU-LIRYC), Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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The genesis of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) consists of 'bedside' research and 'bench' studies that are performed in series with each other. In this field, the bench studies are crucial for understanding the pathophysiology of dyssynchrony and resynchronisation. In a way, CRT started with the insight that abnormal ventricular conduction, as caused by right ventricular pacing, has adverse effects. Out of this research came the ground-breaking insight that 'simple' disturbances in impulse conduction, which were initially considered innocent, proved to result in a host of molecular and cellular derangements that lead to a vicious circle of remodelling processes that facilitate the development of heart failure. As a consequence, CRT does not only correct conduction abnormalities, but also improves myocardial properties at many levels. Interestingly, corrections by CRT do not exactly reverse the derangements, induced by dyssynchrony, but also activate novel pathways, a property that may open new avenues for the treatment of heart failure.
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- R F Wiegerinck
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Schreurs R, Wiegerinck RF, Prinzen FW. Exploring the Electrophysiologic and Hemodynamic Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: From Bench to Bedside and Vice Versa. Card Electrophysiol Clin 2015; 7:599-608. [PMID: 26596805 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2015.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an important therapy for heart failure patients with prolonged QRS duration. In patients with left bundle branch block the altered left ventricular electrical activation results in dyssynchronous, inefficient contraction of the left ventricle. CRT aims to reverse these changes and to improve cardiac function. This article explores the electrophysiologic and hemodynamic changes that occur during CRT in patient and animal studies. It also addresses how novel techniques, such as multipoint and endocardial pacing, can further improve the electromechanical response.
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- Rick Schreurs
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Mechanistic insights into the benefits of multisite pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy: The importance of electrical substrate and rate of left ventricular activation. Heart Rhythm 2015; 12:2449-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Walmsley J, Arts T, Derval N, Bordachar P, Cochet H, Ploux S, Prinzen FW, Delhaas T, Lumens J. Fast Simulation of Mechanical Heterogeneity in the Electrically Asynchronous Heart Using the MultiPatch Module. PLoS Comput Biol 2015. [PMID: 26204520 PMCID: PMC4512705 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cardiac electrical asynchrony occurs as a result of cardiac pacing or conduction disorders such as left bundle-branch block (LBBB). Electrically asynchronous activation causes myocardial contraction heterogeneity that can be detrimental for cardiac function. Computational models provide a tool for understanding pathological consequences of dyssynchronous contraction. Simulations of mechanical dyssynchrony within the heart are typically performed using the finite element method, whose computational intensity may present an obstacle to clinical deployment of patient-specific models. We present an alternative based on the CircAdapt lumped-parameter model of the heart and circulatory system, called the MultiPatch module. Cardiac walls are subdivided into an arbitrary number of patches of homogeneous tissue. Tissue properties and activation time can differ between patches. All patches within a wall share a common wall tension and curvature. Consequently, spatial location within the wall is not required to calculate deformation in a patch. We test the hypothesis that activation time is more important than tissue location for determining mechanical deformation in asynchronous hearts. We perform simulations representing an experimental study of myocardial deformation induced by ventricular pacing, and a patient with LBBB and heart failure using endocardial recordings of electrical activation, wall volumes, and end-diastolic volumes. Direct comparison between simulated and experimental strain patterns shows both qualitative and quantitative agreement between model fibre strain and experimental circumferential strain in terms of shortening and rebound stretch during ejection. Local myofibre strain in the patient simulation shows qualitative agreement with circumferential strain patterns observed in the patient using tagged MRI. We conclude that the MultiPatch module produces realistic regional deformation patterns in the asynchronous heart and that activation time is more important than tissue location within a wall for determining myocardial deformation. The CircAdapt model is therefore capable of fast and realistic simulations of dyssynchronous myocardial deformation embedded within the closed-loop cardiovascular system. Under normal conditions, the electrical activation of the heart is almost synchronous, leading to uniform contraction. Due to either pathology or electrical pacing, the heart can be activated asynchronously. The result is discoordinated contraction and a reduction in the ability to pump blood. There is considerable interest in using computer simulations to understand how asynchronous electrical activation affects cardiac deformation, and how pathologies of the cardiac conduction system can be treated by pacing the heart. We present the MultiPatch module for simulating the effects of asynchronous electrical activation on cardiac contraction in the relatively simple CircAdapt model of the heart and circulation. We quantitatively compare model simulations to deformation patterns recorded during an experimental study of pacing-induced electrical asynchrony. We then demonstrate a ‘patient-specific’ simulation of deformation in a patient with a conduction disorder called left bundle-branch block. We use timings from endocardial mapping of electrical activation in a patient as an input for the model, and compare the resulting simulated deformation patterns to tagged magnetic resonance imaging recordings from the same patient. The model qualitatively reproduces deformation as observed in the patient. We conclude that the MultiPatch module makes CircAdapt appropriate for simulation of dyssynchronous heart failure in patients.
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- John Walmsley
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, IHU-LIRYC, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, IHU-LIRYC, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, IHU-LIRYC, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, IHU-LIRYC, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, IHU-LIRYC, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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van Stipdonk A, Wijers S, Meine M, Vernooy K. ECG Patterns In Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. J Atr Fibrillation 2015; 7:1214. [PMID: 27957163 DOI: 10.4022/jafib.1214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Revised: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy is an established treatment modality in heart failure. Though non-response is a serious issue. To address this issue, a good understanding of the electrical activation during underlying intrinsic ventricular activation, biventricular as well as right- and left ventricular pacing is needed. By interpreting the 12-lead electrocardiogram, possible reasons for suboptimal treatment can be identified and addressed. This article reviews the literature on QRS morphology in cardiac resynchronization therapy and its role in optimization of therapy.
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Urecht
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Urecht
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- Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center
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Huntjens PR, Walmsley J, Ploux S, Bordachar P, Prinzen FW, Delhaas T, Lumens J. Influence of left ventricular lead position relative to scar location on response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: a model study. Europace 2014; 16 Suppl 4:iv62-iv68. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mor M, Mulla W, Elyagon S, Gabay H, Dror S, Etzion Y, Liel-Cohen N. Speckle-tracking echocardiography elucidates the effect of pacing site on left ventricular synchronization in the normal and infarcted rat myocardium. PLoS One 2014; 9:e99191. [PMID: 24915191 PMCID: PMC4051662 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Right ventricular (RV) pacing generates regional disparities in electrical activation and mechanical function (ventricular dyssynchrony). In contrast, left ventricular (LV) or biventricular (BIV) pacing can improve cardiac efficiency in the setting of ventricular dyssynchrony, constituting the rationale for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Animal models of ventricular dyssynchrony and CRT currently relay on large mammals which are expensive and not readily available to most researchers. We developed a methodology for double-site epicardial pacing in conscious rats. Here, following post-operative recovery, we compared the effects of various pacing modes on LV dyssynchrony in normal rats and in rats with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Methods Two bipolar electrodes were implanted in rats as follows: Group A (n = 6) right atrial (RA) and RV sites; Group B (n = 7) RV and LV sites; Group C (n = 8) as in group B in combination with left coronary artery ligation. Electrodes were exteriorized through the back. Following post-operative recovery, two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography was performed during pacing through the different electrodes. Segmental systolic circumferential strain (Ecc) was used to evaluate LV dyssynchrony. Results In normal rats, RV pacing induced marked LV dyssynchrony compared to RA pacing or sinus rhythm, as measured by the standard deviation (SD) of segmental time to peak Ecc, SD of peak Ecc, and the average delay between opposing ventricular segments. LV pacing and, to a greater extend BIV pacing diminished the LV dyssynchrony compared to RV pacing. In rats with extensive MI, the effects of LV and BIV pacing were markedly attenuated, and the response of individual animals was variable. Conclusions Rodent cardiac pacing mimics important features seen in humans. This model may be developed as a simple new tool to study the pathophysiology of ventricular dyssynchrony and CRT.
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- Michal Mor
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences and PREPARED Center for Emergency Response Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Cardiology Department, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Vernooy K, van Deursen CJM, Strik M, Prinzen FW. Strategies to improve cardiac resynchronization therapy. Nat Rev Cardiol 2014; 11:481-93. [PMID: 24839977 DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2014.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) emerged 2 decades ago as a useful form of device therapy for heart failure associated with abnormal ventricular conduction, indicated by a wide QRS complex. In this Review, we present insights into how to achieve the greatest benefits with this pacemaker therapy. Outcomes from CRT can be improved by appropriate patient selection, careful positioning of right and left ventricular pacing electrodes, and optimal timing of electrode stimulation. Left bundle branch block (LBBB), which can be detected on an electrocardiogram, is the predominant substrate for CRT, and patients with this conduction abnormality yield the most benefit. However, other features, such as QRS morphology, mechanical dyssynchrony, myocardial scarring, and the aetiology of heart failure, might also determine the benefit of CRT. No single left ventricular pacing site suits all patients, but a late-activated site, during either the intrinsic LBBB rhythm or right ventricular pacing, should be selected. Positioning the lead inside a scarred region substantially impairs outcomes. Optimization of stimulation intervals improves cardiac pump function in the short term, but CRT procedures must become easier and more reliable, perhaps with the use of electrocardiographic measures, to improve long-term outcomes.
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- Kevin Vernooy
- Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
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Sohal M, Shetty A, Niederer S, Chen Z, Jackson T, Sammut E, Bostock J, Razavi R, Prinzen F, Rinaldi CA. Delayed trans-septal activation results in comparable hemodynamic effect of left ventricular and biventricular endocardial pacing: insights from electroanatomical mapping. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2014; 7:251-8. [PMID: 24610742 DOI: 10.1161/circep.113.001152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND We sought to compare left ventricular (LVepi) and biventricular epicardial pacing (BIVepi) with LV (LVendo) and BIV endocardial pacing (BIVendo) in patients with chronic heart failure with an emphasis on the underlying electrophysiological mechanisms and hemodynamic effects. METHODS AND RESULTS Ten patients with chronically implanted cardiac resynchronization devices underwent temporary LVendo and BIVendo pacing with an LV endocardial roving catheter. A pressure wire and noncontact mapping array were placed to the LV cavity to measure LVdP/dtmax and perform electroanatomical mapping. At the optimal endocardial position, the acute hemodynamic response (AHR) was superior to epicardial stimulation, the AHR to BIVendo pacing and LVendo pacing being comparable (21±15% versus 22±17%; P=NS). During intrinsic conduction, QRS duration was 185±30 ms, endocardial LV total activation time 92±27 ms, and trans-septal activation time 60±21 ms. With LVendo pacing, QRS duration (187±29 ms; P=NS) and endocardial LV total activation time (91±23 ms; P=NS) were comparable with intrinsic conduction. There was no significant difference in endocardial LV total activation time between LVendo and BIVendo pacing (91±23 versus 85±15 ms; P=NS). Assessment of isochronal maps identified slow trans-septal conduction with both LVendo and BIVendo pacing resulting in activation of almost the entire LV endocardium prior to septal breakout, thereby limiting any possible fusion with either pacing mode. CONCLUSIONS The equivalent AHR to LVendo and BIVendo pacing may be explained by prolonged trans-septal conduction limiting fusion of electrical wavefronts. The optimal AHR was associated with predominantly LV pre-excitation and depolarization. Our results suggest that LV pacing alone may offer a viable endocardial stimulation strategy to achieve cardiac resynchronization.
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- Manav Sohal
- Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College, London, United Kingdom
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Electrophysiological and Hemodynamic Effects of Vernakalant and Flecainide During Cardiac Resynchronization in Dyssynchronous Canine Hearts. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2014; 63:25-32. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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