Acute Hemodynamic Effects of Biventricular Pacing After Left Ventricular Assist Device

Autor: Jose A. Tallaj, Harish Doppalapudi, Chee Paul Lin, Joanna M. Joly, Vance J. Plumb, Takumi Yamada, Indranee Rajapreyar, H. Thomas McElderry, William Maddox, Vineet Kumar, Deepak Acharya, G. Neal Kay, Salpy V. Pamboukian
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Cardiac Failure. 24:716-718
ISSN: 1071-9164
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.09.008
Popis: Background Despite cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), some patients with heart failure progress and undergo left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. Management of CRT after LVAD implantation has not been well studied. The purpose of this study was to determine whether RV pacing or biventricular pacing measurably affects acute hemodynamics in patients with an LVAD and a CRT device. Methods and Results Seven patients with CRT and LVAD underwent right heart catheterization. Pressures and oximetry were measured and LVAD parameters were recorded during 3 different conditions: RV pacing alone, biventricular pacing, and intrinsic atrioventricular conduction. Paired t tests were used to evaluate changes within subjects. There were no significant changes in right atrial pressure, pulmonary arterial pressures, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, cardiac index, or any LVAD parameter (P > .05). Conclusions Our data suggest that CRT probably has no acute hemodynamic effect in patients with LVADs, but further study is needed.
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