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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2003; 42:1454-1459, doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(03)01042-8
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CLINICAL RESEARCH: HEART FAILURE

Cardiac resynchronization therapy for the treatment of heart failure in patients with intraventricular conduction delay and malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Steven L. Higgins, MD, FACC*,*, John D. Hummel, MD, FACC{dagger}, Imran K. Niazi, MD, FACC{ddagger}, Michael C. Giudici, MD, FACC§, Seth J. Worley, MD, FACC||, Leslie A. Saxon, MD, FACC, John P. Boehmer, MD, FACC#, Michael B. Higginbotham, MD**, Teresa De Marco, MD, FACC, Elyse Foster, MD, FACC and Patrick G. Yong, MSEE{dagger}{dagger}

* Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California, USA
{dagger} Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
{ddagger} St. Luke's Presbyterian Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
§ Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, Iowa, USA
|| Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
# The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
** Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
{dagger}{dagger} Guidant Corporation, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

* Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Steven L. Higgins, Scripps Regional Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, 9888 Genesee Ave., La Jolla, California 92038-0028, USA.
EPDocHiggins{at}msn.com

OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to assess the safety and effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) when combined with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).

BACKGROUND: Long-term outcome of CRT was measured in patients with symptomatic heart failure (HF), intraventricular conduction delay, and malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation [VT/VF]) requiring therapy from an ICD.

METHODS: Patients (n = 490) were implanted with a device capable of providing both CRT and ICD therapy and randomized to CRT (n = 245) or control (no CRT, n = 245) for up to six months. The primary end point was progression of HF, defined as all-cause mortality, hospitalization for HF, and VT/VF requiring device intervention. Secondary end points included peak oxygen consumption (VO2), 6-min walk (6 MW), New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, quality of life (QOL), and echocardiographic analysis.

RESULTS: A 15% reduction in HF progression was observed, but this was statistically insignificant (p = 0.35). The CRT, however, significantly improved peak VO2 (0.8 ml/kg/min vs. 0.0 ml/kg/min, p = 0.030) and 6 MW (35 m vs. 15 m, p = 0.043). Changes in NYHA class (p = 0.10) and QOL (p = 0.40) were not statistically significant. The CRT demonstrated significant reductions in ventricular dimensions (left ventricular internal diameter in diastole = –3.4 mm vs. –0.3 mm, p < 0.001 and left ventricular internal diameter in systole = –4.0 mm vs. –0.7 mm, p < 0.001) and improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction (5.1% vs. 2.8%, p = 0.020). A subgroup of patients with advanced HF (NYHA class III/IV) consistently demonstrated improvement across all functional status end points.

CONCLUSIONS: The CRT improved functional status in patients indicated for an ICD who also have symptomatic HF and intraventricular conduction delay.

Abbreviations and Acronyms
  CRT = cardiac resynchronization therapy
  HF = heart failure
  HFEC = Heart Failure Events Committee
  ICD = implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  LV = left ventricle/left ventricular
  LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction
  LVIDd = left ventricular internal diameter in diastole
  LVIDs = left ventricular internal diameter in systole
  NYHA = New York Heart Association classification
  QOL = quality of life
  VO2 = oxygen consumption
  VT/VF = ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation
  6 MW = 6-min walk




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