Determinants of LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration with different fusion strategies in cardiac resynchronisation therapy

Background We designed this study to assess the acute effects of different fusion strategies and left ventricular (LV) pre-excitation/post-excitation on LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration (QRSd).Methods We measured LV dP/dtmax and QRSd in 19 patients having cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). Two gro...

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Main Authors: Hans Henrik Odland, Lars Ove Gammelsrud, Richard Cornelussen, Erik Kongsgaard, Torbjørn Holm
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-02-01
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Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001615.full
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author Hans Henrik Odland
Lars Ove Gammelsrud
Richard Cornelussen
Erik Kongsgaard
Torbjørn Holm
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Lars Ove Gammelsrud
Richard Cornelussen
Erik Kongsgaard
Torbjørn Holm
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description Background We designed this study to assess the acute effects of different fusion strategies and left ventricular (LV) pre-excitation/post-excitation on LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration (QRSd).Methods We measured LV dP/dtmax and QRSd in 19 patients having cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). Two groups of biventricular pacing were compared: pacing the left ventricle (LV) with FUSION with intrinsic right ventricle (RV) activation (FUSION), and pacing the LV and RV with NO FUSION with intrinsic RV activation. In the NO FUSION group, the RV was paced before the expected QRS onset. A quadripolar LV lead enabled distal, proximal and multipoint pacing (MPP). The LV was stimulated relative in time to either RV pace or QRS-onset in four pre-excitation/post-excitation classes (PCs). We analysed the interactions of two groups (FUSION/NO FUSION) with three different electrode configurations, each paced with four different degrees of LV pre-excitation (PC1–4) in a statistical model.Results LV dP/dtmax was higher with NO FUSION than with FUSION (769±46 mm Hg/s vs 746±46 mm Hg/s, p<0.01), while there was no difference in QRSd (NO FUSION 156±2 ms and FUSION 155±2 ms). LV dP/dtmax and QRSd increased with LV pre-excitation compared with pacing timed to QRS/RV pace-onset regardless of electrode configuration. Overall, pacing LV close to QRS-onset (FUSION) with MPP shortened QRSd the most, while LV dP/dtmax increased the most with LV pre-excitation.Conclusion We show how a beneficial change in QRSd dissociates from the haemodynamic change in LV dP/dtmax with different biventricular pacing strategies. In this study, LV pre-excitation was the main determinant of LV dP/dtmax, while QRSd shortens with optimal resynchronisation.
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spelling doaj-art-677af1a12b434d86982c72f6eb06b1332024-11-11T13:40:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupOpen Heart2053-36242021-02-018110.1136/openhrt-2021-001615Determinants of LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration with different fusion strategies in cardiac resynchronisation therapyHans Henrik Odland0Lars Ove Gammelsrud1Richard Cornelussen2Erik Kongsgaard3Torbjørn Holm41 Department of Cardiology, Center for Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway1 Department of Cardiology, Center for Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway5 Medtronic Plc, Bakken research Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands1 Department of Cardiology, Center for Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayBackground We designed this study to assess the acute effects of different fusion strategies and left ventricular (LV) pre-excitation/post-excitation on LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration (QRSd).Methods We measured LV dP/dtmax and QRSd in 19 patients having cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). Two groups of biventricular pacing were compared: pacing the left ventricle (LV) with FUSION with intrinsic right ventricle (RV) activation (FUSION), and pacing the LV and RV with NO FUSION with intrinsic RV activation. In the NO FUSION group, the RV was paced before the expected QRS onset. A quadripolar LV lead enabled distal, proximal and multipoint pacing (MPP). The LV was stimulated relative in time to either RV pace or QRS-onset in four pre-excitation/post-excitation classes (PCs). We analysed the interactions of two groups (FUSION/NO FUSION) with three different electrode configurations, each paced with four different degrees of LV pre-excitation (PC1–4) in a statistical model.Results LV dP/dtmax was higher with NO FUSION than with FUSION (769±46 mm Hg/s vs 746±46 mm Hg/s, p<0.01), while there was no difference in QRSd (NO FUSION 156±2 ms and FUSION 155±2 ms). LV dP/dtmax and QRSd increased with LV pre-excitation compared with pacing timed to QRS/RV pace-onset regardless of electrode configuration. Overall, pacing LV close to QRS-onset (FUSION) with MPP shortened QRSd the most, while LV dP/dtmax increased the most with LV pre-excitation.Conclusion We show how a beneficial change in QRSd dissociates from the haemodynamic change in LV dP/dtmax with different biventricular pacing strategies. In this study, LV pre-excitation was the main determinant of LV dP/dtmax, while QRSd shortens with optimal resynchronisation.https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001615.full
spellingShingle Hans Henrik Odland
Lars Ove Gammelsrud
Richard Cornelussen
Erik Kongsgaard
Torbjørn Holm
Determinants of LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration with different fusion strategies in cardiac resynchronisation therapy
Open Heart
title Determinants of LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration with different fusion strategies in cardiac resynchronisation therapy
title_full Determinants of LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration with different fusion strategies in cardiac resynchronisation therapy
title_fullStr Determinants of LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration with different fusion strategies in cardiac resynchronisation therapy
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration with different fusion strategies in cardiac resynchronisation therapy
title_short Determinants of LV dP/dtmax and QRS duration with different fusion strategies in cardiac resynchronisation therapy
title_sort determinants of lv dp dtmax and qrs duration with different fusion strategies in cardiac resynchronisation therapy
url https://openheart.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001615.full
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