Ejection Fraction improvement in Left Ventricular only pacing vs
Bi-Ventricular pacing in patients with heart failure.
Abstract
Background: Left ventricular (LV) pacing with resynchronization therapy
improves ventricular synchrony in patients with decreased LV function
and Left Bundle Branch Bock (LBBB). Objective: The goal of this study is
to show that LV pacing is superior to BiVentricular (BiV) pacing in
patients with ventricular dysfunction and LBBB. Methods: This is a
retrospective study from 2 hospitals’ registries in Lebanon. 121
patients with LVEF ≤ 35%, a QRS ≥130msec and a LBBB pattern on full
medical therapy were included in 2 groups: LV pacing and BiV pacing. All
patients had echocardiograms before and after device implantation. The
primary endpoint was the change in ejection fraction and the secondary
endpoints were decrease in pulmonary artery pressure (PAPs), in LV end
diastolic diameter (LVDD) and in LV end systolic diameter (LVSD).
Statistical analysis was done with SPSS. Results: The study population
was mostly males (69.4%) with ischemic cardiomyopathy 74 (61.2%) & a
mean age of 67 years old. Fifty (41,3%) patients were programmed as LV
pacing. A statistically significant improvement in EF was seen in the LV
only 9.2% compared to BiV pacing 5.5%. Similarly, we noticed a
significant decrease in the LVDD and LVSD in the LV pacing compared to
the second group. There was a trend in favor of more PAPs improvement in
the LV pacing that did not reach significance. Conclusion: This study
demonstrates that LV pacing significantly improves EF and LV size
compared to BiV pacing. A large multicenter trial is needed to confirm
our findings.