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Erschienen in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 4/2017

01.08.2017 | Original Article

Impact of cardiac reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy assessed by myocardial perfusion imaging on ventricular arrhythmia

verfasst von: Kuo-Feng Chiang, MD, Guang-Uei Hung, MD, Shih-Chung Tsai, MD, Chien-Ming Cheng, MD, Yu-Cheng Chang, MD, Wan-Yu Lin, MD, Yu-Cheng Hsieh, MD, PhD, Tsu-Juey Wu, MD, PhD, Shih-Ann Chen, MD, Jin-Long Huang, MD, PhD, Ying-Chieh Liao, MD, Ji Chen, PhD

Erschienen in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Ausgabe 4/2017

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Abstract

Background

Although cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been a useful treatment of heart failure, patients with CRT are still in risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular arrhythmia. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of cardiac reverse remodeling after CRT on the prevalence of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (VT/VF).

Methods and Results

Forty-one heart failure patients (26 men, age 66 ± 10 years), who were implanted with CRT for at least 12 months, were enrolled. All patients received myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) under CRT pacing to evaluate left ventricle (LV) function, dyssynchrony, and scar. VT/VF episodes during the follow-up period after MPI were recorded by the CRT devices. Sixteen patients (N = 16/41, 39%) were found to have VT/VF. Multivariate Cox regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that five risk factors were significant predictors of VT/VF, including increased left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) by ≤7% after CRT, low LVEF after CRT (≤30%), change of intrinsic QRS duration (iQRSd) by ≤7 ms, wide iQRSd after CRT (≥121 ms), and high systolic dyssynchrony after CRT (phase standard deviation ≥45.6°). For those patients with all of the 5 risk factors, 85.7% or more developed VT/VF.

Conclusions

The characteristics of cardiac reverse remodeling after CRT as assessed by MPI are associated with the prevalence of ventricular arrhythmia.
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Metadaten
Titel
Impact of cardiac reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy assessed by myocardial perfusion imaging on ventricular arrhythmia
verfasst von
Kuo-Feng Chiang, MD
Guang-Uei Hung, MD
Shih-Chung Tsai, MD
Chien-Ming Cheng, MD
Yu-Cheng Chang, MD
Wan-Yu Lin, MD
Yu-Cheng Hsieh, MD, PhD
Tsu-Juey Wu, MD, PhD
Shih-Ann Chen, MD
Jin-Long Huang, MD, PhD
Ying-Chieh Liao, MD
Ji Chen, PhD
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2017
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Ausgabe 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Elektronische ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-016-0447-x

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