TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of atrial function and mechanical synchrony on LV hemodynamic status in heart failure patients on resynchronization therapy
AU - Liang, Hsin Yueh
AU - Cheng, Alan
AU - Chang, Kuan Cheng
AU - Berger, Ronald D.
AU - Agarwal, Kunal
AU - Eulitt, Patrick
AU - Corretti, Mary
AU - Tomaselli, Gordon
AU - Calkins, Hugh
AU - Kass, David A.
AU - Abraham, Theodore P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by grant AG22554 from the National Institutes of Health . Dr. Abraham has received a research grant from GE Ultrasound . All other authors have reported that they have no relationships to disclose.
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate atrial and ventricular function in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Background: Right atrial pacing (AP) in CRT induces delays in electrical and mechanical activation of the left atrium. The influence of atrial sensing (AS) versus AP on ventricular performance in CRT and the mechanisms underlying the differences between AS and AP in CRT have not been fully elucidated. Methods: Fifty-five patients with heart failure undergoing CRT for 9 ± 12.5 months and 22 control subjects without heart failure were enrolled. Conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography was performed to examine atrial and ventricular mechanics and hemodynamic status. Results: The optimal atrioventricular interval was shorter in AS compared with AP mode (126 ± 19 ms vs. 155 ± 20 ms, p < 0.0001). Left ventricular (LV) outflow tract time-velocity integral (22 ± 7 cm vs. 20 ± 7 cm, p < 0.001), diastolic filling period (468 ± 124 ms vs. 380 ± 93 ms, p < 0.001), and global strain (-32 ± 24% vs. -27 ± 22%, p = 0.001) were greater in AS compared with AP mode. Atrial strain was higher in AS compared with AP mode in the right atrium (-28.2 ± 8.6% vs. -22.6 ± 7.6%, p = 0.0007), interatrial septum (-17.1 ± 6.5% vs. -13.2 ± 5.4%, p = 0.002), and left atrium (-16.4 ± 11.0% vs. -13.6 ± 8.5%, p = 0.02). There was no difference in intraventricular dyssynchrony but significantly lower atrial dyssynchrony in AS compared with AP mode (31 ± 19 ms vs. 42 ± 24 ms, p = 0.0002). Conclusions: AS is associated with preserved atrial contractility and atrial synchrony, resulting in optimal LV diastolic filling, stroke volume, and LV systolic mechanics. This pacing mode maximizes LV performance and the hemodynamic benefit of CRT in patients with heart failure.
AB - Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate atrial and ventricular function in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Background: Right atrial pacing (AP) in CRT induces delays in electrical and mechanical activation of the left atrium. The influence of atrial sensing (AS) versus AP on ventricular performance in CRT and the mechanisms underlying the differences between AS and AP in CRT have not been fully elucidated. Methods: Fifty-five patients with heart failure undergoing CRT for 9 ± 12.5 months and 22 control subjects without heart failure were enrolled. Conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography was performed to examine atrial and ventricular mechanics and hemodynamic status. Results: The optimal atrioventricular interval was shorter in AS compared with AP mode (126 ± 19 ms vs. 155 ± 20 ms, p < 0.0001). Left ventricular (LV) outflow tract time-velocity integral (22 ± 7 cm vs. 20 ± 7 cm, p < 0.001), diastolic filling period (468 ± 124 ms vs. 380 ± 93 ms, p < 0.001), and global strain (-32 ± 24% vs. -27 ± 22%, p = 0.001) were greater in AS compared with AP mode. Atrial strain was higher in AS compared with AP mode in the right atrium (-28.2 ± 8.6% vs. -22.6 ± 7.6%, p = 0.0007), interatrial septum (-17.1 ± 6.5% vs. -13.2 ± 5.4%, p = 0.002), and left atrium (-16.4 ± 11.0% vs. -13.6 ± 8.5%, p = 0.02). There was no difference in intraventricular dyssynchrony but significantly lower atrial dyssynchrony in AS compared with AP mode (31 ± 19 ms vs. 42 ± 24 ms, p = 0.0002). Conclusions: AS is associated with preserved atrial contractility and atrial synchrony, resulting in optimal LV diastolic filling, stroke volume, and LV systolic mechanics. This pacing mode maximizes LV performance and the hemodynamic benefit of CRT in patients with heart failure.
KW - atrial function
KW - cardiac resynchronization therapy
KW - strain echocardiography
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.02.019
DO - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.02.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 21757157
AN - SCOPUS:79960291585
SN - 1936-878X
VL - 4
SP - 691
EP - 698
JO - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
JF - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
IS - 7
ER -