Acute effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular Doppler indices in patients with congestive heart failure
Background Patients with heart failure frequently exhibit intraventricular conduction delays, which contribute to asynchronous contraction patterns and impaired hemodynamic performance. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with biventricular (BV) and left ventricular (LV) pacing has been shown to...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The American heart journal 2002-01, Vol.143 (1), p.34-44 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background Patients with heart failure frequently exhibit intraventricular conduction delays, which contribute to asynchronous contraction patterns and impaired hemodynamic performance. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with biventricular (BV) and left ventricular (LV) pacing has been shown to improve both hemodynamic and clinical performance. This study investigated the effects of CRT on LV Doppler indices in these patients. Methods and Results Thirty-two patients with advanced heart failure (New York Heart Association class ≥III, QRS >120 milliseconds, PR interval >150 milliseconds) were studied 4 weeks after implantation of a CRT system. Doppler echocardiography was conducted in 3 separate CRT modes, right ventricular, LV, and BV stimulation at 3 different atrioventricular delays. CRT resulted in significant improvement of Doppler parameters such as filling time (FT, 313 ± 111 milliseconds at baseline → 363 ± 154 milliseconds [BV], P |
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ISSN: | 0002-8703 1097-6744 |
DOI: | 10.1067/mhj.2002.119616 |