The Speckle Tracking Imaging for the Assessment of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (START) study.
Circ J
; 79(3): 613-22, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We sought to identify the feasibility of speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) to predict cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) responders in a prospective multicenter study. METHODSâANDâRESULTS:
Patients who were newly implanted with a CRT device were enrolled. Time (T) from QRS to maximum peak radial and circumferential strain (CS) in 6 segments on the left ventricular (LV) short-axis plane, and to the maximum peak of longitudinal strain in 18 segments on 3 apical LV planes was measured (Tmax). In segments with multiple peaks on the time-strain curves, time to the first peak (Tfirst) was also assessed. Difference in T between the earliest and latest segment and standard deviation (SD) of T in each strain component were assessed. CRT responders were defined as having LV end-systolic volume reduction >15% at 6 months after CRT. Clinical outcomes were assessed with a composite endpoint of death from cardiac causes or unplanned hospitalization for heart failure. Among 180 patients, 109 patients were identified as responders. Tfirst-SD of CS >116 ms was selected as the best independent predictor of CRT responders (P<0.001, hazard ratio=9.83, 95% confidence interval 3.78-25.6). In addition, Tfirst-SD of CS was associated with the clinical endpoints.CONCLUSIONS:
This prospective multicenter study revealed the high feasibility of dyssynchrony assessment by STE, which may improve the ability to predict CRT responders.
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ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ecocardiografia
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Terapia de Ressincronização Cardíaca
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Monitorização Fisiológica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Circ J
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article