Mid- and Long- Term Clinical Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Optimized by AV/VV Delay Dynamically for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
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    Aim To observe the mid-term and long-term effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) optimized by AV/VV delay for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Methods Nineteen patients with refractory heart failure received CRT device implantation. Pacing parameters were detected, and AV/VV interval was optimized according to the guidance of echocardiography during follow-up period. The effect of CRT was evaluated in terms of echocardiography, tissue Doppler, ECG and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) during follow-up period. Results The best optimized AV delay was between 120 ms and 180 ms (158.33±19.46 ms), the best optimized VV delay was between 4 ms and 28 ms (15.83±7.12 ms), clinical symptoms were improved. 6 minutes walking distance was significantly increased (255.71±21.58 m vs. 397.37±11.35 m, P<0.05). The QRS interval was decreased (138.79±16.06 ms vs. 105.53±8.80 ms, P<0.05). Left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD) after implantation was significantly reduced compared with pre-implantation (73.53±9.41 mm vs. 54.11±3.41 mm, P<0.05), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was increased (31%±3% vs. 58%±6%, P<0.01). Aortic velocity time integral of mitral regurgitation (AVTI) was increased (14.69±1.48 vs. 20.52±1.18, P<0.05), plasma BNP level decreased (1069.02±501.85 ng/L vs. 81.26±31.51 ng/L, P<0.05). The intra-ventricular and inter-ventricular asynchrony indexes were significantly improved. Conclusions Dynamical optimization of AV/VV delay in CRT improved the hemodynamic of the patients with CHF and enhanced the mid-term and long-term effect of CRT.

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YANG Li-Bo, ZHANG Hui, JIA Shao-Bin, ZHANG Hua,,SHA Yong. Mid- and Long- Term Clinical Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Optimized by AV/VV Delay Dynamically for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure[J]. Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis,2014,22(11):1147-1151.

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