Impact of right ventricular contractility on left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with chronic systolic heart failure. 2011

Anne Bernard, and Erwan Donal, and Christophe Leclercq, and Romain Ollivier, and Frédéric Schnell, and Christian de Place, and Jean-Claude Daubert, and Philippe Mabo
Service de Cardiologie, CIT-IC 804, LTSI INSERM U 642, CHU Rennes, France.

BACKGROUND Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an important therapeutic approach for patients with symptomatic heart failure. The assessment of mechanical dyssynchrony, however, remains an issue. Little data are available regarding the influence of the right ventricle (RV) on left ventricle (LV) mechanical dyssynchrony as assessed by echocardiography. OBJECTIVE We sought to assess the impact of RV contractility on LV function and dyssynchrony. METHODS A total of 40 patients with congestive heart failure were analyzed. Twenty had RV dysfunction, as defined by a tricuspid annular systolic peak of tissue Doppler (SaRV)<11.5 cm/s, while the remaining 20 had SaRV>11.5 cm/s. All patients underwent echocardiography in order to determine RV function, LV function, and dyssynchrony. RESULTS The two populations were similar regarding diastolic function, atrio-ventricular conduction and interventricular dyssynchrony. Patients with RV dysfunction showed significantly more severe LV longitudinal dyssynchrony (130±103 ms vs. 62±59 ms; p=0.01). In addition, SaRV (systolic peak recorded at the tricuspid annulus) was correlated with LV longitudinal dyssynchrony (r=0.47; p=0.001). In contrast, LV radial contractility and dyssynchrony (103±110 ms vs. 100±78 ms; p=0.5) were not affected by RV function. CONCLUSIONS Quantitative analysis of RV function is important when assessing LV function and dyssynchrony in patients with systolic heart failure. RV function is associated with intra-LV dyssynchrony, particularly when considering longitudinal function.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D016022 Case-Control Studies Comparisons that start with the identification of persons with the disease or outcome of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease or outcome of interest. The relationship of an attribute is examined by comparing both groups with regard to the frequency or levels of outcome over time. Case-Base Studies,Case-Comparison Studies,Case-Referent Studies,Matched Case-Control Studies,Nested Case-Control Studies,Case Control Studies,Case-Compeer Studies,Case-Referrent Studies,Case Base Studies,Case Comparison Studies,Case Control Study,Case Referent Studies,Case Referrent Studies,Case-Comparison Study,Case-Control Studies, Matched,Case-Control Studies, Nested,Case-Control Study,Case-Control Study, Matched,Case-Control Study, Nested,Case-Referent Study,Case-Referrent Study,Matched Case Control Studies,Matched Case-Control Study,Nested Case Control Studies,Nested Case-Control Study,Studies, Case Control,Studies, Case-Base,Studies, Case-Comparison,Studies, Case-Compeer,Studies, Case-Control,Studies, Case-Referent,Studies, Case-Referrent,Studies, Matched Case-Control,Studies, Nested Case-Control,Study, Case Control,Study, Case-Comparison,Study, Case-Control,Study, Case-Referent,Study, Case-Referrent,Study, Matched Case-Control,Study, Nested Case-Control
D016278 Ventricular Function, Right The hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the right HEART VENTRICLE. Right Ventricular Function,Function, Right Ventricular,Functions, Right Ventricular,Right Ventricular Functions,Ventricular Functions, Right
D054143 Heart Failure, Systolic Heart failure caused by abnormal myocardial contraction during SYSTOLE leading to defective cardiac emptying. Heart Failure, Reduced Ejection Fraction,Systolic Heart Failure,Heart Failures, Systolic,Systolic Heart Failures
D018487 Ventricular Dysfunction, Left A condition in which the LEFT VENTRICLE of the heart was functionally impaired. This condition usually leads to HEART FAILURE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; and other cardiovascular complications. Diagnosis is made by measuring the diminished ejection fraction and a depressed level of motility of the left ventricular wall. LV Diastolic Dysfunction,LV Dysfunction,LV Systolic Dysfunction,Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction,Left Ventricular Dysfunction,Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction,Diastolic Dysfunction, LV,Dysfunction, LV,Dysfunction, LV Diastolic,Dysfunction, LV Systolic,Dysfunction, Left Ventricular,LV Diastolic Dysfunctions,LV Dysfunctions,LV Systolic Dysfunctions,Left Ventricular Dysfunctions,Systolic Dysfunction, LV

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