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Mechanism of improvement in mitral regurgitation after cardiac resynchronization therapy.

AbstractAIMS:
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the relationship between the presence of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony at baseline and acute vs. late improvement in mitral regurgitation (MR) after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Sixty eight patients consecutive (LV ejection fraction 23 +/- 8%) with at least moderate MR (>or=grade 2+) were included. Echocardiography was performed at baseline, 1 day after CRT initiation and at 6 months follow-up. Speckle tracking radial strain was used to assess LV dyssynchrony at baseline. The majority of patients improved in MR after CRT, with 43% improving immediately after CRT, and 20% improving late (after 6 months) after CRT. Early and late responders had similar extent of LV dyssynchrony (209 +/- 115 ms vs. 190 +/- 118 ms, P = NS); however, the site of latest activation in early responders was mostly inferior or posterior (adjacent to the posterior papillary muscle), whereas the lateral wall was the latest activated segment in late responders.
CONCLUSION:
Current data suggest that the presence of baseline LV dyssynchrony is related to improvement in MR after CRT. LV dyssynchrony involving the posterior papillary muscle may lead to an immediate reduction in MR, whereas LV dyssynchrony in the lateral wall resulted in late response to CRT.
AuthorsClaudia Ypenburg, Patrizio Lancellotti, Laurens F Tops, Eric Boersma, Gabe B Bleeker, Eduard R Holman, James D Thomas, Martin J Schalij, Luc A Piérard, Jeroen J Bax
JournalEuropean heart journal (Eur Heart J) Vol. 29 Issue 6 Pg. 757-65 (Mar 2008) ISSN: 0195-668X [Print] England
PMID18305084 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial (methods)
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency (physiopathology, therapy)
  • Pacemaker, Artificial
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left (physiopathology, therapy)
  • Ventricular Remodeling

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