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Prevalence of mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular function (a report from the Belgian Multicenter Registry on dyssynchrony).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16310437     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The present study evaluated the prevalence of mechanical inter- and intraventricular dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF). We studied 138 patients with heart failure (age 67+/-11 years; 76% men); 60 patients had preserved LVEF (>40%). Using conventional Doppler echocardiography, an interventricular mechanical delay>or=40 ms was defined as interventricular dyssynchrony. Using pulse-wave tissue Doppler imaging, the time from the beginning of the QRS complex to onset of systolic motion was measured in 4 basal LV segments. A dispersion of >or=60 ms was defined as intraventricular dyssynchrony. The prevalence of inter- and intraventricular dyssynchrony was lower in patients with preserved LVEF than in those with reduced LVEF (17% vs 41%, p<0.01 for interventricular dyssynchrony, 18% vs 36%, p<0.01 for intraventricular dyssynchrony). However, patients with preserved LVEF and a QRS width>or=120 ms had higher values for the parameters for inter- and intraventricular dyssynchrony than patients with a QRS width<120 ms (interventricular mechanical delay 33+/-20 vs 20+/-16 ms, p<0.05; tissue Doppler imaging dispersion 42+/-26 vs 33+/-22 ms, p<0.05). In patients with a QRS width>or=120 ms, the prevalence of inter- and intraventricular dyssynchrony was comparable for patients with preserved and reduced LVEF (42% vs 55%, p=NS for interventricular dyssynchrony and 45% vs 46%, p=NS for intraventricular dyssynchrony). In conclusion, the prevalence of inter- and intraventricular dyssynchrony was low (17% and 18%, respectively) in patients with heart failure and preserved LVEF. However, in the presence of a QRS width of >or=120 ms, this prevalence increased to almost 50%, comparable to that for patients with heart failure and reduced LVEF and a QRS width of >or=120 ms.
Authors:
Johan De Sutter; Nico R Van de Veire; Luc Muyldermans; Tine De Backer; Etienne Hoffer; Marc Vaerenberg; Bernard Paelinck; Pierre Decoodt; Laurence Gabriel; Thierry C Gillebert; Guy Van Camp;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study     Date:  2005-10-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  96     ISSN:  0002-9149     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2005 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-11-28     Completed Date:  2006-01-03     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1543-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium. johan.desutter@Ugent.be
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Disease Progression
Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Block / epidemiology,  etiology*,  physiopathology
Heart Failure / complications*,  physiopathology,  ultrasonography
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Stroke Volume / physiology
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*

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