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Improving haemodynamic optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure

Sharp, A; Sohaib, A; Shun-Shin, M; Pabari, P; Wilson, K; Rajkumar, C; Hughes, A; ... Francis, D; + view all (2019) Improving haemodynamic optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure. Physiological Measurement , 40 (4) , Article 04NT01. 10.1088/1361-6579/ab152c. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy using non invasive haemodynamic parameters, produces reliable optima when performed at high atrial paced heart rates. Here we investigate whether this is a result of increased heart rate or atrial pacing itself. APPROACH: 43 patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy underwent haemodynamic optimization of AV delay using non-invasive beat-to-beat systolic blood pressure in three states: rest (atrial-sensing, 66±11bpm), slow atrial pacing (73±12bpm), and fast atrial pacing (94±10bpm). A 20 patient subset underwent a fourth optimization, during exercise (80±11bpm). MAIN RESULTS: Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC, quantifying information content mean ±SE) was 0.20±0.02 for resting sensed optimization, 0.45± 0.03 for slow atrial pacing (p<0.0001 versus rest-sensed), and 0.52±0.03 for fast atrial pacing (p=0.12 versus slow paced). 78% of the increase in ICC, from sinus rhythm to fast atrial pacing, is achieved by simply atrially pacing just above sinus rate. Atrial pacing increased signal (blood pressure difference between best and worst AV delay) from 6.5±0.6 mmHg at rest to 13.3±1.1 mmHg during slow atrial pacing (p<0.0001) and 17.2±1.3 mmHg during fast atrial pacing (p=0.003 versus slow atrial pacing). Atrial pacing reduced noise (average SD of systolic blood pressure measurements) from 4.9±0.4mmHg at rest to 4.1±0.3mmHg during slow atrial pacing (p=0.28). At faster atrial pacing the noise was 4.6±0.3mmHg (p=0.69 versus slow-paced, p=0.90 versus rest-sensed). In the exercise subgroup ICC was 0.14±0.02 (p=0.97 versus rest-sensed). SIGNIFICANCE: Atrial pacing, rather than the increase in heart rate, contributes to ~80% of the observed information content improvement from sinus rhythm to fast atrial pacing. This is predominantly through increase in measured signal.

Type: Article
Title: Improving haemodynamic optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/ab152c
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/ab152c
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: heart failure, cardiac resynchronization therapy, haemodynamic optimization, atrioventricular delay
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10072301
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