QRS Narrowing Following CRT Implantation: Predictors, Dynamics, and Association with Improved Long-Term Outcome

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Tali Bdolah-Abram¹  Daniel Lapidot¹  Michael Glikson¹  Moshe Rav-Acha¹  Tal Hasin¹  Rivka Farkash² 

[1] Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9103102, Israel;Jesselson Integrated Heart Center, Shaare Zedek Medical Center (SZMC), Jerusalem 9103102, Israel;

关键词: cardiac resynchronization therapy;    QRS duration;    QRS narrowing;    outcome;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jcm11051279

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Heart failure (HF) patients with wide QRS often benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), although QRS narrowing does not always occur. The current study investigates the incidence and predictors for QRS narrowing following CRT and its long-term impact on clinical outcomes. Methods: Among individuals undergoing clinically indicated CRT, pre-and post-implantation electrocardiographs were meticulously analyzed for QRS duration change. All-cause mortality and the composite of mortality and HF hospitalizations were retrieved. Results: For 104 patients, mean age 67 years, 25% females, QRS narrowed within days by 20.2 ± 24.7 ms. In 55/104 (53%) QRS narrowed by ≥20 ms (“acute narrowing”). Female gender and baseline QRS predicted acute narrowing. Acute narrowing persisted for 1–6 weeks in 18/20 (90%) and 3–12 months in 21/31 (68%) of patients. During the average follow-up of 41 months, 29/104 (28%) died and 50/104 (48%) met the composite outcome. In a multivariable analysis including comorbidities and cardiac history, prolonged baseline PR interval (HR 1.015, CI 1.008–1.021, p < 0.001) and acute narrowing < 20 ms (HR 3.243, CI 1.593–6.603, p = 0.001) were significant and independent predictors for the composite outcome. Conclusions: Post-CRT acute QRS narrowing ≥ 20 ms is independently associated with favorable long-term outcomes and might be considered as a novel measure for procedural success.

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