Optimizing patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy: the role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing
| Autor: | Pinto, Maria Rita da Silva Alexandre |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Rodrigues, Maria Helena Santa-Clara Pombo |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| Popis: | Mestrado em Exercício e Saúde Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established treatment modality for moderate to severe heart failure (HF) but 30–40% of patients treated with CRT do not experience clinical improvement. Purpose: the aim of this study was to identify predictors of response to CRT, in two different definitions of responders, by using the cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) before CRT implantation. In definition A, responders were defined as ≥15% improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF); in definition B combined parameters were defined as ≥5% improvement in LVEF and ≤1 level NYHA classification. Methods: this is a prospective observational study of 15 HF patients undergoing CRT. Clinical CPET and echocardiography assessment using standard methods were performed at baseline and 5 months. Results: the number of patients classified as responders in definition A was 9 (60%) and 6 (40%) as non-responders; the number of responders in definition B was 11 (73.3%) and 4 (26.7%) as non-responders at 5 months after CRT. The responders according to definition A did not present any statistically significant difference. According to definition B, the heart rate (HR) response during CPET was higher in non-responders: HR peak (157±13bpm vs. 118±18bpm, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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