Different determinants of improvement of early and late systolic mitral regurgitation contributed after cardiac resynchronization therapy.
BACKGROUND
Functional mitral regurgitation (MR) at different phases of the regurgitant period may respond differently to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The aims of this study were to examine the impact of CRT on the phasic changes of MR (early vs late systole) and to explore the mechanisms of such changes.


METHODS
Instantaneous MR flow rate and total MR volume were evaluated in 60 patients who had more than mild functional MR before and 3 months after CRT. In addition, indices of global left ventricular (LV) remodeling, mitral deformation, and LV systolic dyssynchrony were assessed.


RESULTS
CRT diminished MR volume (38 ± 18 vs 32 ± 20 mL) by reducing both the early (72 ± 47 vs 58 ± 48 mL/sec) and late (48 ± 42 vs 40 ± 42 mL/sec) systolic components (all p values < .01). In patients with ≥10% reductions in total MR volume but not in patients without this improvement, there were significant reductions in LV end-systolic volume, increases in LV +dP/dt, decreases in mitral valvular tenting, and improvements of systolic dyssynchrony at 3 months (all P values < .05). By multivariate regression, the reductions in LV end-systolic volume and tenting area were independent determinants of a reduction in total MR volume: the reductions in LV end-systolic volume and global dyssynchrony determined the reduction in early systolic MR, and the reductions in tenting area and global dyssynchrony determined reduction in late systolic MR.


CONCLUSIONS
CRT decreases MR volume by reducing both early and late systolic MR. The determinants of the phasic improvement in functional MR are different.
Liang
Yu-Jia
YJ
Institute of Vascular Medicine, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health and Sciences, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Zhang
Qing
Q
Fung
Jeffrey Wing-Hong
JW
Chan
Joseph Yat-Sun
JY
Yip
Gabriel Wai-Kwok
GW
Lam
Yat-Yin
YY
Lee
Alex Pui-Wai
AP
Yu
Cheuk-Man
CM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D054143:Heart Failure, Systolic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*