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- Title
Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on ventricular repolarization: A meta-analysis.
- Authors
Xu Duan; Wei Gao
- Abstract
Objective: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) was thought to have a proarrhythmic effect on ventricular repolarization. But the results of previous studies were inconsistent. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of CRT on ventricular repolarization. Methods: A meta-analysis of studies focused on the effect of CRT on ventricular repolarization in patients undergoing CRT was conducted. Endpoints including QT interval (QT), JT interval (JT), QT dispersion(QTD) and interval between the peak to end of T wave (Tp-e). Results: A total of 14 studies were included in our meta-analysis. After pooling the data, no significant difference was observed in QT, JT and Tp-e between biventricular (BV) pacing and intrinsic ventricular rhythm. BV paced QTD was lower than intrinsic QTD, but the significance was ambiguous [mean difference (MD): -17.33, 95% CI -34.44 to -0.22, p=0.05]. Left ventricular (LV) paced Tp-e was significantly longer than intrinsic Tp-e (MD: 21.44, 95% CI 2.37 to 40.51, p=0.03). No significant difference was observed in QT, JT and QTD between LV pacing and intrinsic ventricular rhythm. Conclusion: In patients undergoing CRT, BV pacing has no deteriorating effect on ventricular repolarization, but LV pacing has a prolonging effect on Tp-e.
- Subjects
VENTRICULAR arrhythmia; CARDIAC pacing; DATA extraction; TREATMENT effectiveness; HEMODYNAMICS; META-analysis; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Anatolian Journal of Cardiology / Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 3, p188
- ISSN
2149-2263
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5152/akd.2014.5255