TY - JOUR
T1 - Resynchronization of mitral valve annular segments reduces functional mitral regurgitation in cardiac resynchronization therapy
AU - Macioce, R.
AU - Cappelli, F.
AU - Demarchi, G.
AU - Lilli, A.
AU - Ricciardi, G.
AU - Pieragnoli, P.
AU - Colella, A.
AU - Michelucci, A.
AU - Porciani, M. C.
AU - Padeletti, L.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Aim. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces the severity of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) in patients with heart failure and left bundle branch block. Our hypothesis was that the induction of a more synchronous mitral valve anulus contraction can be a mechanism of FMR reduction in CRT patients. Methods. An echo tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) examination was performed at baseline and 6 months after biventricular pacing system implant in 30 patients (4 females and 26 males, 74.1±6.1 years) with dilatative or ischemic chronic heart failure, NYHA class ≥III, ejection fraction (EF) ≤35% and QRS ≥140 ms. EF, Myocardial Performance Index (MPI), left end-diastolic and systolic volumes (LVEDV, LVESV), mitral regurgitation jet area/left atrial area (JA/LAA), effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA), mitral anulus contraction (MAC) were evaluated. Using TDI, at the 6 left ventricle (LV) basal segments the time to the peak myocardial sustained systolic velocity (Ts) and the standard deviation (SD) of TS were evaluated. Results. At 6 months follow-up NYHA class, EF, MPI were significantly improved, LV volumes were reduced. FMR degree, evaluated both as JA/LAA and EROA, was significantly reduced. This effect was associated with the 6 basal segments resynchronization and with a more effective annular contraction. Conclusion. Our data show that CRT by resynchronizing left ventricular basal segments produces a more effective mitral valve annulus contraction and contributes to FMR improvement. Further studies need to evaluate if this could be taken into account as new therapeutic perspective of functional mitral valve regurgitation.
AB - Aim. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces the severity of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) in patients with heart failure and left bundle branch block. Our hypothesis was that the induction of a more synchronous mitral valve anulus contraction can be a mechanism of FMR reduction in CRT patients. Methods. An echo tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) examination was performed at baseline and 6 months after biventricular pacing system implant in 30 patients (4 females and 26 males, 74.1±6.1 years) with dilatative or ischemic chronic heart failure, NYHA class ≥III, ejection fraction (EF) ≤35% and QRS ≥140 ms. EF, Myocardial Performance Index (MPI), left end-diastolic and systolic volumes (LVEDV, LVESV), mitral regurgitation jet area/left atrial area (JA/LAA), effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA), mitral anulus contraction (MAC) were evaluated. Using TDI, at the 6 left ventricle (LV) basal segments the time to the peak myocardial sustained systolic velocity (Ts) and the standard deviation (SD) of TS were evaluated. Results. At 6 months follow-up NYHA class, EF, MPI were significantly improved, LV volumes were reduced. FMR degree, evaluated both as JA/LAA and EROA, was significantly reduced. This effect was associated with the 6 basal segments resynchronization and with a more effective annular contraction. Conclusion. Our data show that CRT by resynchronizing left ventricular basal segments produces a more effective mitral valve annulus contraction and contributes to FMR improvement. Further studies need to evaluate if this could be taken into account as new therapeutic perspective of functional mitral valve regurgitation.
KW - Cardiac resynchronization therapy
KW - Heart failure, congestive
KW - Mitral anulus
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M3 - Article
C2 - 16177677
AN - SCOPUS:27844557304
VL - 53
SP - 329
EP - 333
JO - Minerva Cardioangiologica
JF - Minerva Cardioangiologica
SN - 0026-4725
IS - 4
ER -