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- Title
Reduction of left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with permanent pacemakers as a predictor of heart failure and mortality outcomes.
- Authors
Manocha, Kevin; Kandola, Manjinder S.; Kalil, Ramsey; Sciria, Christopher; Bassil, Guillaume; Patel, Nishi; Lerman, Bruce B.; Kim, Jiwon; Abdelrahman, Mohamed; Cheung, Jim W.
- Abstract
Introduction: Frequent right ventricular (RV) pacing is associated with cardiomyopathy. The impact of RV pacing on left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) and clinical outcomes is unclear. Methods: We analyzed GLS via two‐dimensional speckle tracking and LV ejection fraction (EF) on pre‐ and post‐implantation transthoracic echocardiograms of patients undergoing dual chamber pacemaker implantation. We collected long‐term data on strain, LVEF, and clinical outcomes. Results: One hundred and ten patients (mean age 76 ± 12 years; 59 [54%] female) were followed for mean 23 ± 17 months. Mean baseline LVEF was 58 ± 11% and mean GLS was −17 ± 4%. Twenty‐four (22%) patients had an absolute decrease in LVEF > 10% and 43 (39%) patients had a relative reduction of GLS > 15%. Among patients with a reduction of GLS, a larger proportion of patients had RV pacing burden ≥20% (67% vs. 46%; p =.048). Compared to patients without GLS reduction, more patients with a reduction in GLS reached a composite endpoint of HF hospitalization, CRT upgrade or death (47% vs. 16%; p =.001). Conclusion: Reduction in LV GLS was seen in nearly four in 10 patients undergoing pacemaker implantation and was significantly associated with increased RV pacing burden. LV GLS reduction was associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes. LV GLS may have utility in predicting outcomes among patients with RV pacing.
- Subjects
HEART failure risk factors; LEFT heart ventricle; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THERAPEUTICS; VENTRICULAR ejection fraction; GLOBAL longitudinal strain; CARDIAC pacing; TREATMENT effectiveness; RISK assessment; HOSPITAL care; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; CARDIAC pacemakers; HEART failure; EVALUATION
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 2023, Vol 46, Issue 5, p385
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pace.14701