Abstract
Background Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to improve heart failure (HF) symptoms and survival. We hypothesized that a greater improvement in left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after CRT is associated with greater survival benefit. Methods and Results In 693 patients across 2 international centers, the improvement in LVEF after CRT was determined. Patients were grouped as non-/modest-, moderate-, or super-responders to CRT, defined as an absolute change in LVEF of ≤ 5%, 6-15%, and >15%, respectively. Changes in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class and left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD) were assessed for each group. There were 395 non-/modest-, 186 moderate-, and 112 super-responders. Super-responders were more likely to be female and to have nonischemic cardiomyopathy, lower creatinine, and lower pulmonary artery systolic pressure than non-/modest- and moderate-responders. Super-responders were also more likely to have lower LVEF than non-/modest-responders. There was no difference in NYHA functional class, mitral regurgitation grade, or tricuspid regurgitation grade between groups. Improvement in NYHA functional class (-0.9 ;plusmn; 0.9 vs -0.4 ;plusmn; 0.8 [P <.001] and -0.6 ;plusmn; 0.8 [P =.02]) and LVEDD (-8.7 ;plusmn; 9.9 mm vs -0.5 ;plusmn; 5.0 and -2.4 ;plusmn; 5.8 mm [P < 001 for both]) was greatest in super-responders. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that super-responders achieved better survival compared with non-/modest- (P < curren.001) and moderate-responders (P =.049). Conclusions Improvement in HF symptoms and survival after CRT is proportionate to the degree of improvement in LV systolic function. Super-response is more likely in women, those with nonischemic substrate, and those with lower pulmonary artery systolic pressure.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 379-386 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiac Failure |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Cardiac resynchronization
- ICD
- heart failure
- pacemaker
- treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine