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Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on coronary blood flow: evaluation by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.
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PMID:  18436475     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Relatively limited and conflicting data are available on the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on coronary blood flow (CBF).
AIMS: To investigate changes in the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) flow under different CRT pacing modes by means of transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTE).
METHODS: Twenty-two responders to CRT (67+/-11 years) with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy underwent TTE assessment of LAD flow and Tissue Velocity Imaging during 4 programming modes: intrinsic conduction (IC), right ventricular pacing (RV), simultaneous biventricular pacing (BVP), BVP with left ventricular (LV) pre-activation.
RESULTS: Mean coronary flow velocity (CFV) was increased by simultaneous BVP (p=0.0063 vs. IC) and BVP with LV pre-activation (p<0.0001 vs. IC; p=0.027 vs. simultaneous BVP). Peak CFV and LAD flow velocity/time integral were highest during BVP with LV pre-activation. A reduction in septal-to-lateral delay and an increase in peak systolic velocity in the basal septum were observed during simultaneous BVP and BVP with LV pre-activation.
CONCLUSIONS: In CRT responders with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, an increase in LAD flow, assessed by TTE, was observed during simultaneous BVP and BVP with LV pre-activation. This was associated with an improvement in regional myocardial contraction and a decrease in intraventricular dyssynchrony.
Authors:
Cinzia Valzania; Fredrik Gadler; Reidar Winter; Frieder Braunschweig; Lars-Ake Brodin; Petri Gudmundsson; Giuseppe Boriani; Maria J Eriksson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-04-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of heart failure     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1388-9842     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Heart Fail.     Publication Date:  2008 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-05     Completed Date:  2008-09-30     Revised Date:  2011-06-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100887595     Medline TA:  Eur J Heart Fail     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  514-20     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. cinzia.valzania2@studio.unibo.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Blood Flow Velocity
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications,  therapy*
Coronary Circulation*
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Contraction
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology,  therapy*

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