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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 37, Issue 8, Pages 2093-2100Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01302-X
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Objectives The goal of this study was to assess long-term global left ventricular (LV) function in patients paced from the right ventricular (RV) apex at a young age. Background Ventricular contraction asynchrony with short-term RV apical pacing has been associated with reduced LV pump function and relaxation. The long-term effect of RV apical pacing on global LV function in the young remains unknown. Methods Twenty-four patients with normal segmental anatomy paced from the RV apex (follow-up 1 to 19 years) underwent noninvasive assessment of global LV function with automated border detection echocardiography-derived fractional area of change (FAC), coupled with the Doppler index of myocardial performance (MPI). Data were analyzed from 24 RV-paced patients (mean follow-up 9.5 years, age 19 years, body surface area [BSA] 1.6 m(2), QRS duration 140 ms) and compared with 33 age- and BSA-matched control subjects (age 16.4 years, BSA 1.6 m(2)). Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to identify patient variables that can affect these indexes of LV function. Results Assessment of LV function (median follow-up 10 years) in 24 paced patients demonstrated impaired area- and Doppler how-derived indexes of LV systolic and diastolic function, compared with those indexes of control subjects (FAC: 52% vs. 60%, p < 0.01; MPI: 0.46 vs. 0.34, p < 0.01). Paced QRS interval and age were found to significantly influence global LV contraction in these patients (R-2 = 0.4, p < 0.05). Conclusions In the presence of impaired LV function with long-term RV apical pacing, alternative sites of ventricular pacing that simulate normal biventricular electrical activation should be explored to preserve function in pediatric patients in need of long-term pacing. (J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;37:2093-100) (C) 2001 by the American College of Cardiology.
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