Relative Wall Thickness and the Risk for Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Yitschak BitonAlon Barsheshet

Abstract

Relative wall thickness (RWT), defined as 2 times posterior wall thickness divided by the left ventricular (LV) diastolic diameter, is a measure of LV geometry and may be a marker for adverse events in patients with LV dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between RWT and the risk for ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VA) in patients enrolled in the MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) study. The study population comprised 1,260 patients with mild heart failure and left bundle branch block. In a multivariable model, RWT was the most powerful echocardiographic measure for estimating the risk of VAs compared with commonly used echocardiographic variables. Patients with low RWT (<0.24) had 83% (p < 0.001) increased risk for VA and 68% (p < 0.001) increase in VA risk or death (VA/death) compared with patients with higher RWT values. Each 0.01-unit decrease in RWT was associated with 12% (p < 0.001) and 10% (p < 0.001) increases in the risk of VA and VA/death, respectively. Treatment with cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D; CRT with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) was associated with a greater increase in...Continue Reading

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