Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

Effect of Paced Heart Rate on Quality of Life and Natriuretic Peptides for Stage B or C Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Secondary Analysis of the myPACE Trial

Eur J Heart FailPublished Secondary analysis of the myPACE randomised trial

Authors' conclusion

In the post-hoc analysis of the myPACE trial, we observed that the benefits of a personalized accelerated backup pacing on MLHFQ score, NT-proBNP, and pacemaker-detected activity levels appear to be more pronounced in patients with smaller iLVEDV and higher LVEF.

Study context

Population
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients with preexisting pacemakers and pre-trial transthoracic echocardiograms
Participants
93 patients
Comparison
Personalized accelerated pacing vs usual care, by left ventricular (LV) volumes and LV ejection fraction (LVEF)
  • myPACEn = 44
  • Usual caren = 49reference
Primary endpoint
Changes in MLHFQ score, NT-proBNP, pacemaker-detected activity levels and AF burden across LV volumes and LVEF
Methodological detailspost-hoc analysis, ANCOVA design
  • Post-hoc analysis
  • ANCOVA design

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) improved more with myPACE at lower indexed LV end-diastolic volumes (iLVEDV)
interaction p = 0.006
Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) improved more with myPACE at lower iLVEDV
interaction p = 0.068
Activity levels improved more with myPACE at higher LVEF
interaction p = 0.009
NT-proBNP improved more with myPACE at higher LVEF
interaction p = 0.058

Original publication

Effect of Paced Heart Rate on Quality of Life and Natriuretic Peptides for Stage B or C Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Secondary Analysis of the myPACE Trial. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 2 January 2024. doi:10.1002/ejhf.3107

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