Journal
EUROPACE
Volume 16, Issue 6, Pages 873-879Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut420
Keywords
Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Multisite pacing; Haemodynamics; Electrophysiology mapping
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- St Jude Medical, UK
- EPSRC [EP/F043929/2, EP/F043929/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- British Heart Foundation [PG/11/101/29212] Funding Source: researchfish
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/F043929/2, EP/F043929/1, EP/H019898/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [MR/J006742/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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Alternative forms of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), including biventricular endocardial (BV-Endo) and multisite epicardial pacing (MSP), have been developed to improve response. It is unclear which form of stimulation is optimal. We aimed to compare the acute haemodynamic response (AHR) and electrophysiological effects of BV-Endo with MSP via two separate coronary sinus (CS) leads or a single-quadripolar CS lead. Fifteen patients with a previously implanted CRT system received a second temporary CS lead and left ventricular (LV) endocardial catheter. A pressure wire and non-contact mapping array were placed into the LV cavity to measure LVdP/dt(max) and perform electroanatomical mapping. Conventional CRT, BV-Endo, and MSP were then performed (MSP-1 via two epicardial leads and MSP-2 via a single-quadripolar lead). The best overall AHR was found using BV-Endo pacing with a 19.6 +/- 13.6% increase in AHR at the optimal endocardial site over baseline (P < 0.001). There was an increase in LVdP/dt(max) with MSP-1 and MSP-2 compared with conventional CRT, but this was not statistically significant. Biventricular endocardial pacing from the optimal site was significantly superior to conventional CRT (P = 0.039). The AHR achieved when BV-Endo pacing was highly site specific. Within individuals, the best pacing modality varied and was affected by the underlying substrate. Left ventricular activation times did not predict the optimal haemodynamic configuration. Biventricular endocardial pacing and not MSP was superior to conventional CRT, but was highly site specific. Within individuals, however, different methods of stimulation are optimal and may need to be tailored to the underlying substrate.
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