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A novel algorithm increases the delivery of effective cardiac resynchronization therapy during atrial fibrillation: The CRTee randomized crossover trial

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 15; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.10.026

1556-3871

Chris Plummer, Christopher M. Frank, Zsolt Bári, Yahya S. Al Hebaishi, Ruth Nicholson Klepfer, Robert Stadler, Subham Ghosh, Shufeng Liu, Suneet Mittal,

Neurological disorders and treatments

BackgroundCardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) requires a high percentage of ventricular pacing (%Vp) to maximize its clinical benefits. Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been shown to reduce %Vp in CRT due to competition with irregular intrinsic atrioventricular (AV) conduction. We report the results of a prospective randomized crossover trial evaluating the amount of effective CRT delivered during AF with a novel algorithm (eCRTAF).ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine whether eCRTAF increases the amount of effective CRT delivered during AF compared to a currently available rate regularization algorithm.MethodsPatients previously implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator and with a history of AF and intact AV conduction received up to 4 weeks of control (Conducted AF Response) and up to 4 weeks of eCRTAF in a randomized sequence. The percent effective CRT (%eCRT) pacing, which excludes beats without left ventricular capture, %Vp, and mean heart rate (HR) were recorded during AF and sinus rhythm.ResultsThe eCRTAF algorithm resulted in a significantly higher %eCRT during AF than control (87.8% ± 7.8% vs 80.8% ± 14.3%; P <.001) and %Vp during AF than control (90.0% ± 5.9% vs 83.2% ± 11.9%; P <.001), with a small but statistically significant increase in mean HR of 2.5 bpm (79.5 ± 9.7 bpm vs 77.0 ± 9.9 bpm; P <.001).ConclusionIn a cohort of CRT patients with a history of AF, eCRTAF significantly increased %eCRT pacing and %Vp during AF with a small increase in mean HR. This algorithm may represent a novel noninvasive method of significantly increasing effective CRT delivery during AF, potentially improving CRT response. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) requires a high percentage of ventricular pacing (%Vp) to maximize its clinical benefits. Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been shown to reduce %Vp in CRT due to competition with irregular intrinsic atrioventricular (AV) conduction. We report the results of a prospective randomized crossover trial evaluating the amount of effective CRT delivered during AF with a novel algorithm (eCRTAF). The purpose of this study was to determine whether eCRTAF increases the amount of effective CRT delivered during AF compared to a currently available rate regularization algorithm. Patients previously implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator and with a history of AF and intact AV conduction received up to 4 weeks of control (Conducted AF Response) and up to 4 weeks of eCRTAF in a randomized sequence. The percent effective CRT (%eCRT) pacing, which excludes beats without left ventricular capture, %Vp, and mean heart rate (HR) were recorded during AF and sinus rhythm. The eCRTAF algorithm resulted in a significantly higher %eCRT during AF than control (87.8% ± 7.8% vs 80.8% ± 14.3%; P <.001) and %Vp during AF than control (90.0% ± 5.9% vs 83.2% ± 11.9%; P <.001), with a small but statistically significant increase in mean HR of 2.5 bpm (79.5 ± 9.7 bpm vs 77.0 ± 9.9 bpm; P <.001). In a cohort of CRT patients with a history of AF, eCRTAF significantly increased %eCRT pacing and %Vp during AF with a small increase in mean HR. This algorithm may represent a novel noninvasive method of significantly increasing effective CRT delivery during AF, potentially improving CRT response.