Sylvain Ploux1, Marc Strik2, Arne van Hunnik2, Lars van Middendorp2, Marion Kuiper2, Frits W Prinzen2. 1. Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Hôpital de Haut-Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France; L'Institut de Rythmologie et modélisation Cardiaque, Université de Bordeaux Segalen, Bordeaux, France. Electronic address: sylvain.ploux@free.fr. 2. Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Multisite left ventricular (multi-LV) epicardial pacing has been proposed as an alternative to conventional single-site LV (single-LV) pacing to increase the efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of multi-LV versus single-LV pacing in dogs with left bundle branch block (LBBB). METHODS: Studies were performed in 9 anaesthetized dogs with chronic LBBB using 7 LV epicardial electrodes. Each electrode was tested alone and in combination with 1, 2, 3, and 6 other electrodes, the sequence of which was chosen on the basis of practical real-time electrical mapping to determine the site of the latest activation. LV total activation time (LVTAT) and dispersion of repolarization (DRep) were measured by using approximately 100 electrodes around the ventricles. LV contractility was assessed as the maximum derivative of left ventricular pressure (LVdP/dtmax ). RESULTS: Single-LV pacing provided, on average, a -4.0% ± 9.3% change in LVTAT and 0.2% ± 13.7% change in DRep. Multi-LV pacing markedly decreased both LVTAT and DRep in a stepwise fashion to reach -41.3% ± 5% (P < .001 for overall comparison) and -14.2% ± 19.5% (P < .02 for overall comparison) in the septuple-LV pacing configuration, respectively. Single-LV pacing provided a mean increase of 10.7% ± 7.7% in LVdP/dtmax. LVdP/dtmax incrementally increased by the addition of pacing electrodes to 16.4% ± 8.7% (P < .001 for overall comparison). High response to single-LV pacing could not be improved further during multi-LV pacing. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with single-LV pacing, multi-LV pacing can considerably reduce both LVTAT and DRep in dogs with LBBB, but the improvement in contractility is limited to conditions where single-LV pacing provides suboptimal improvement. Further studies are warranted to determine whether these acute effects translate in antiarrhythmic properties and better long-term outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Multisite left ventricular (multi-LV) epicardial pacing has been proposed as an alternative to conventional single-site LV (single-LV) pacing to increase the efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of multi-LV versus single-LV pacing in dogs with left bundle branch block (LBBB). METHODS: Studies were performed in 9 anaesthetized dogs with chronic LBBB using 7 LV epicardial electrodes. Each electrode was tested alone and in combination with 1, 2, 3, and 6 other electrodes, the sequence of which was chosen on the basis of practical real-time electrical mapping to determine the site of the latest activation. LV total activation time (LVTAT) and dispersion of repolarization (DRep) were measured by using approximately 100 electrodes around the ventricles. LV contractility was assessed as the maximum derivative of left ventricular pressure (LVdP/dtmax ). RESULTS: Single-LV pacing provided, on average, a -4.0% ± 9.3% change in LVTAT and 0.2% ± 13.7% change in DRep. Multi-LV pacing markedly decreased both LVTAT and DRep in a stepwise fashion to reach -41.3% ± 5% (P < .001 for overall comparison) and -14.2% ± 19.5% (P < .02 for overall comparison) in the septuple-LV pacing configuration, respectively. Single-LV pacing provided a mean increase of 10.7% ± 7.7% in LVdP/dtmax. LVdP/dtmax incrementally increased by the addition of pacing electrodes to 16.4% ± 8.7% (P < .001 for overall comparison). High response to single-LV pacing could not be improved further during multi-LV pacing. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with single-LV pacing, multi-LV pacing can considerably reduce both LVTAT and DRep in dogs with LBBB, but the improvement in contractility is limited to conditions where single-LV pacing provides suboptimal improvement. Further studies are warranted to determine whether these acute effects translate in antiarrhythmic properties and better long-term outcomes.
Keywords:
Biventricular pacing; CRT; Cardiac mapping; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; DRep; Heart failure; LBBB; LV; LVTAT; LVdP/dt(max); Left bundle branch block; Multisite left ventricular pacing; RV; cardiac resynchronization therapy; dispersion of repolarization; left bundle branch block; left ventricular; left ventricular total activation time; maximum derivative of left ventricular pressure; multi-LV; multisite left ventricular; right ventricular; single-LV; single-site left ventricular
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