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Effect of different AV delays on left ventricular diastolic function and ANF levels in DDD paced hypertensive patients during daily activity and exercise.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10234717     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fifteen hypertensive patients (13 men) with left ventricular hypertrophy, mean age 69 6 5 years, having complete heart block and paced in the DDD mode, were studied by two-dimensional and Doppler echo in 100 and 200 ms atrioventricular delays. ANF plasma levels were measured at rest and at peak exercise, during pacing with the two different atrioventricular delays. ANF plasma levels were significantly higher at pacing with long atrioventricular delays (200 ms), at rest (152.47 6 12.38 pg/mL vs 119 6 12.38 pg/mL, P, 0.001) and at exercise (180.93 6 11.51 vs 123.67 6 16.24 pg/mL, P, 0.0001). ANF plasma levels were significantly increased at exercise, compared to those at rest during pacing with the two different atrioventricular delays, but we found a more pronounced increase of ANF levels (from 152.47 6 10.49 pg/mL to 180.93 6 11.51 pg/mL), when the atrioventricular delays was set to 200 ms (P, 0.0001). A significant decrease of isovolumic relaxation time (from 123.33 6 20.5 to 105.33 6 11.06 ms, P, 0.001) was observed, during pacing with the short atrioventricular delays. Moreover, the peak early (E) to peak atrial (A) velocity ratio (E/A) was declined (from 0.89 6 0.7 to 0.57 6 0.18, P, 0.05). We also noticed that patients with small left ventricles exhibit greater increase in ANF plasma levels during DDD pacing with long atrioventricular delays (r 5 20.792, P 5 0.000). In conclusion, left ventricular diastolic function of our patients seems to be improved during DDD pacing with short (100 ms) atrioventricular delays, as it was expressed by echocardiographic and hormonal measurements.
Authors:
F K Panou; N V Kafkas; N A Michelakakis; E P Matsakas; G B Dounis; N M Kouvousis; A S Perpinia; A A Zacharoulis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0147-8389     ISO Abbreviation:  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol     Publication Date:  1999 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-06-18     Completed Date:  1999-06-18     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7803944     Medline TA:  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  635-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Athens G Gennimatas, Greece.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activities of Daily Living*
Aged
Atrial Natriuretic Factor / blood*
Atrioventricular Node / physiopathology*,  ultrasonography
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / methods*
Cardiac Volume / physiology
Diastole
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Doppler
Exercise Test
Female
Heart Block / complications,  therapy,  ultrasonography
Humans
Hypertension / complications*
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / complications
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Contraction / physiology
Physical Exertion / physiology*
Rest / physiology
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
85637-73-6/Atrial Natriuretic Factor

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