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Value of tissue Doppler echocardiography in predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20381669     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Several studies have demonstrated a relation between left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Many methods of determining LV dyssynchrony have been proposed, including a value of 65 ms as assessed by tissue Doppler imaging. The aim of the present validation study was to prospectively test the predictive accuracy of the 65-ms cutoff for LV dyssynchrony in a large cohort of patients with heart failure undergoing CRT. The study included 361 patients who had undergone CRT. The clinical and echocardiographic parameters were assessed at baseline and at 6 months of follow-up. The clinical response was defined as an improvement of > or = 1 New York Heart Association class, and the echocardiographic response was defined as a reduction in LV end-systolic volume of > or = 15%. At 6 months of follow-up, 259 patients (72%) had a clinical response and 187 patients (52%) had an echocardiographic response. The patients with a response had more LV dyssynchrony than did those without a response (91 + or - 49 ms vs 50 + or - 44 ms for the clinical response and 101 + or - 46 ms vs 55 + or - 45 ms for the echocardiographic response). On multivariate analysis, LV dyssynchrony remained predictive of the response, independent of other characteristics. In conclusion, LV dyssynchrony of > or = 65 ms was an independent predictor of both the clinical and the echocardiographic response in patients with heart failure who underwent CRT in this validation study.
Authors:
Rutger J Van Bommel; Claudia Ypenburg; C Jan Willem Borleffs; Victoria Delgado; Nina Ajmone Marsan; Matteo Bertini; Eduard R Holman; Martin J Schalij; Jeroen J Bax
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-02-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  105     ISSN:  1879-1913     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-12     Completed Date:  2010-06-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1153-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Cardiac Volume
Defibrillators, Implantable
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / methods*
Electric Countershock / methods*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Failure / physiopathology,  therapy*,  ultrasonography
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology,  ultrasonography*
Humans
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Reproducibility of Results
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome

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