Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

Efficacy on resynchronization and longitudinal contractile function comparing His-bundle pacing with conventional biventricular pacing: a substudy to the His-alternative study

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc ImagingPublished Secondary analysis of the His-alternative randomised trial

Primary result · Mechanical dyssynchronyResult — go to the resultDifference −9.0 ms CI −36 to 18

Authors' conclusion

In heart failure, patients with LBBB, BiV-CRT, and His-CRT have comparable effects with regard to improvements in mechanical dyssynchrony and longitudinal contractile function.

Study context

Population
Symptomatic HF, LVEF ≤ 35%, left bundle branch block (LBBB) by strict ECG criteriaon-treatment analysis
Participants
19 vs 31
Comparison
His-CRT vs BiV-CRT
  • His-CRTn = 19
  • BiV-CRTn = 31reference
Primary endpoint
Change in mechanical dyssynchrony (SD of time-to-peak in 12 midventricular and basal segments) and regional longitudinal strain in the six LV walls
Follow-up
6 months
Methodological detailson-treatment analysis
  • On-treatment analysis

Primary result

Mechanical dyssynchrony

Difference

−9.0 ms

CI −36 to 18

P = 0.50

By group

His-CRTvs BiV-CRT
difference −9.0 ms (CI −36 to 18); P = 0.50

As reported in the abstract

Further findings

OutcomeHis-CRTBiV-CRTDifference (CI)P value
GLS · 6 monthsDifference in changes−11.1% (SD 2.0)−10.7% (SD 2.6)−0.9% (−2.4 to −0.6)P = 0.25
Baseline−8.6% (±2.1)−9.1% (±2.7)
Change PP < 0.001P = 0.02

Original publication

Efficacy on resynchronization and longitudinal contractile function comparing His-bundle pacing with conventional biventricular pacing: a substudy to the His-alternative study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. Published 25 July 2023. doi:10.1093/ehjci/jead181

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