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“Incontri Pitagorici di Cardiologia 2010” “Πυθαγόρειοι κάνουμε συναντήσεις καρδιολογίας” VIIIa Edizione. La selezione dei pazienti candidati alla Terapia Resincronizzante Cardiaca M Cristina Porciani Firenze.
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“Incontri Pitagorici di Cardiologia 2010” “Πυθαγόρειοι κάνουμε συναντήσεις καρδιολογίας” VIIIa Edizione La selezione dei pazienti candidati alla Terapia Resincronizzante Cardiaca M Cristina Porciani Firenze
IthasbeenwellestablishedthatCRT isabletoimproveclinical and hemodinamicparameters in patientswithheartfailure and LBBB
CRT reduces HF hospitalizations McAlister FA et al, AnnInternMed. 2004;.
CRT improves quality of life McAlister FA et al, AnnInternMed. 2004;.
CRT reduces mortality Cleland JGF et al NEJM 2005
CRT reverses LV remodeling Sutton MG Circulation 2003 t
Reverse remodeling induced by CRT Baseline CRT 3 months 6months
GuidelinesofACC/AHA (2009) Biventricular Stimulation in PatientsWithMedicallyRefractory Heart Failure NYHA III-IV, IdiopathicorIschemicCardiomyopathy, QRS 120 ms, andEF 35% 1Circulation 2002
RATIONALE OF CRT LBBB discordinate contraction ventricular dysfunction
Electrical asinchrony Mechanical asynchrony
Reduction of QRS duration occurs only in responders Lecoq G et al Eur Heart J 2005
% Ghio S et al Eur Heart J 2004;25:571-578
Echocardiographic Data Before and After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy QRS > 120ms QRS< 120ms Achilli A et al JACC 2003
Mechanical Resynchronization Does Not Require Electrical Synchrony in the Dilated Failing Heart With Left Bundle-Branch Block Electrical epicardial activation map of whole heart for 3 pacing modes Leclerq C et al Circulation 2002
Mechanical Resynchronization Does Not Require Electrical Synchrony in the Dilated Failing Heart With Left Bundle-Branch Block Mechanical LV activation map of whole heart for 3 pacing modes Leclerq C et al Circulation 2002
it appears that Mechanical rather than electrical synchrony seems most important for functional improvement with CRT
TDI is useful in recording the chronology and the entity of the velocity curves of miocardium segments
Ts Ts-SDCut-off 33ms the Standard Deviationofthe 6 basal and the 6 mid LV segmentalTsassystolicasynchronyparameter
septaltolateraldelay • cut-off 60 ms Baxet al. AM J Cardiol 2003;92:1238-40
TSI (Tissue Synchronization Imaging) Yu et al. JACC 2005; 45:677-84.
Results of the PROSPECT study No single measure of mechanical dyssynchrony may be recommended to improve pt selection forCRT Methodology to determine mechanical dyssynchrony needs further elaboration QRS remains the selection criterium of dyssynchrony to identify for CRT Circulation 2008
From the initial focus on electricalmarkers, interest shiftedtowarda more directassessmentofmechanicaldyssynchronybymeansoftissue Doppler imaging (TDI). From the initial focus on electrical markers, recent interest has shifted toward a more direct assessment of mechanical dyssynchrony by means of tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). fromthe directassessmentofmechanicaldyssynchrony , attentionagainshiftedtoward QRS
Electricalasynchrony+ - + Mechanicalasynchrony - + + Porcianiet al Echocardiography 2010
The question is Since it is electrical activation that produces myocardial contraction that in turn is necessary for cardiac movement, why would they be any different?
The answer should be ►Problems with measuring electrical ayncrony ►Electromechanical interaction ►Complex nature of electrical and mechanical aynchrony
Problems with measuring electrical synchrony Signal averaged electrocardiography detects potentials too low to appear on the standard 12 lead electrocardiogram Xiao Br Heart J 1994
Surgical Ventricular Restoration Improves Mechanical Intraventricular Dyssynchrony in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Narrow QRS Di Donato et al Circulation 2004
Surgical Ventricular Restoration Improves Mechanical Intraventricular Dyssynchrony in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Narrow QRS Di Donato et al Circulation 2004
Concordance Between Mechanical and Electrical Dyssynchrony in Heart Failure Patients: A Function of the Underlying Cardiomyopathy? Tournoux F. JCE, 2007
What’s about mechanichal dyssynchrony? Henein MY Heart 1999
Combined Longitudinal and Radial Dyssynchrony Predicts Ventricular Response After Resynchronization Therapy Longitudinal asynchrony (TDI) Radial asynchrony (Speckle-tracking radial strain) Gorcsan J. JACC 2007
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Normal RV ejection RV filling LV ejection LV filling IVCT IVRT LBBB RV ejection RV filling LV ejection LV filling IVCT IVRT
Total isovolumicTimeIndex a – b R-R
CONCLUSIONS Whichis the best?