Prognostic Benefit of Optimum Left Ventricular Lead Position in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
| Autor: | Fakhar Z. Khan, Munmohan Virdee, William Watson, Anna C. Kydd, Peter J. Pugh, David P. Dutka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Ventricular lead business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Cardiac resynchronization therapy Speckle tracking echocardiography medicine.disease law.invention Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine Heart failure Cohort medicine Cardiology Derivation Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Lead (electronics) business |
| Zdroj: | JACC: Heart Failure. 2:205-212 |
| ISSN: | 2213-1779 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.11.010 |
| Popis: | Objectives This study was conducted to assess the impact of left ventricular (LV) lead position on longer-term survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Background An optimal LV lead position in CRT is associated with improved clinical outcome. A strategy of speckle-tracking echocardiography can be used to guide the implanter to the site of latest activation and away from segments of low strain amplitude (scar). Long-term, prospective survival data according to LV lead position in CRT are limited. Methods Data from a follow-up registry of 250 consecutive patients receiving CRT between June 2008 and July 2010 were studied. The study population comprised patients recruited to the derivation group and the subsequent TARGET (Targeted Left Ventricular Lead Placement to guide Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) randomized, controlled trial. Final LV lead position was described, in relation to the pacing site determined by pre-procedure speckle-tracking echocardiography, as optimal (concordant/adjacent) or suboptimal (remote). All-cause mortality was recorded at follow-up. Results An optimal LV lead position (n = 202) conferred LV remodeling response superior to that of a suboptimal lead position (change in LV end-systolic volume: –24 ± 15% vs. –12 ± 17% [p Conclusions An optimal LV lead position at the site of latest mechanical activation, avoiding low strain amplitude (scar), was associated with superior CRT response and improved survival that persisted during follow-up. |
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