Makoto Saito1, Gerry Kaye2, Kazuaki Negishi1, Nick Linker3, Michael Gammage4, Wojciech Kosmala5, Thomas H Marwick1. 1. Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. 2. Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072. 3. James Cook University Hospital, Cleveland, UK. 4. University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. 5. Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recent work has shown no difference in change of LVEF between RV apical (RVA) pacing and non-RVA pacing in patients with normal LV function. We hypothesised that a more sensitive marker (global longitudinal strain, GLS) could identify a detrimental effect of RVA and that assessment of deformation could identify whether dyssynchrony, contraction inefficiency and regional LV impairment were responsible for functional changes. METHODS: In this substudy of Protect-PACE (The Protection of Left Ventricular Function During Right Ventricular Pacing. Does Right Ventricular High-septal Pacing Improve Outcome Compared With Right Ventricular Apical Pacing?), a randomised controlled trial of RVA and non-RVA pacing in pacemaker-dependent patients with preserved EF, 145 patients (76 with RVA) with echocardiograms of sufficient quality underwent measurement of LV longitudinal strain (GLS) from speckle tracking just after implantation and at 2 years. LV dyssynchrony, discoordination and regional apical longitudinal strain were also measured. RESULTS: Pacing was associated with reduced GLS after 2 years, although 2-year GLS was lower in RVA (-13.9 ± 4.1 vs -15.5 ± 4.6, p = 0.02). RVA was an independent correlate of ΔGLS, although there was a minor difference in ΔGLS between the RVA and non-RVA groups (-1.8 ± 3.6 vs -0.8 ± 3.4%, p= 0.07), reflecting impairment of GLS at baseline in RVA. Apical strain was significantly lower in RVA than those in non-RVA at baseline and 2 years (both p < 0.01). Dyssynchrony and discoordination parameters at 2 years also showed significant deterioration in RVA. Apical strain, dyssynchrony and discoordination parameters at 2 years were significantly associated with ΔGLS. CONCLUSIONS: Inefficient dyssynchronous contraction and the decrease in apical strain appear to be associated with global LV impairment in RVA. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROTECT-PACE ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00461734. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
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BACKGROUND: Recent work has shown no difference in change of LVEF between RV apical (RVA) pacing and non-RVA pacing in patients with normal LV function. We hypothesised that a more sensitive marker (global longitudinal strain, GLS) could identify a detrimental effect of RVA and that assessment of deformation could identify whether dyssynchrony, contraction inefficiency and regional LV impairment were responsible for functional changes. METHODS: In this substudy of Protect-PACE (The Protection of Left Ventricular Function During Right Ventricular Pacing. Does Right Ventricular High-septal Pacing Improve Outcome Compared With Right Ventricular Apical Pacing?), a randomised controlled trial of RVA and non-RVA pacing in pacemaker-dependent patients with preserved EF, 145 patients (76 with RVA) with echocardiograms of sufficient quality underwent measurement of LV longitudinal strain (GLS) from speckle tracking just after implantation and at 2 years. LV dyssynchrony, discoordination and regional apical longitudinal strain were also measured. RESULTS: Pacing was associated with reduced GLS after 2 years, although 2-year GLS was lower in RVA (-13.9 ± 4.1 vs -15.5 ± 4.6, p = 0.02). RVA was an independent correlate of ΔGLS, although there was a minor difference in ΔGLS between the RVA and non-RVA groups (-1.8 ± 3.6 vs -0.8 ± 3.4%, p= 0.07), reflecting impairment of GLS at baseline in RVA. Apical strain was significantly lower in RVA than those in non-RVA at baseline and 2 years (both p < 0.01). Dyssynchrony and discoordination parameters at 2 years also showed significant deterioration in RVA. Apical strain, dyssynchrony and discoordination parameters at 2 years were significantly associated with ΔGLS. CONCLUSIONS: Inefficient dyssynchronous contraction and the decrease in apical strain appear to be associated with global LV impairment in RVA. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROTECT-PACE ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00461734. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
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