Sex differences in left ventricular electrical dyssynchrony and outcomes with cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Heart Rhythm O2
Daniel J FriedmanBrett D Atwater

Abstract

Women seem to derive more benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) than men, even after accounting for the higher burden of risk factors for nonresponse often observed in men. To assess for sex-specific differences in left ventricular (LV) electrical dyssynchrony as a contributing electrophysiological explanation for the greater degree of CRT benefit among women. We compared the extent of baseline LV electrical dyssynchrony, as measured by the QRS area (QRSA), among men and women with left bundle branch block (LBBB) undergoing CRT at Duke University (n = 492, 35% women) overall and in relation to baseline QRS characteristics using independent sample t tests and Pearson correlation coefficients. Cox regression analyses were used to relate sex, QRSA, and QRS characteristics to the risk of cardiac transplantation, LV assist device implant, or death. Although the mean QRS duration (QRSd) did not differ by sex, QRSA was greater for women vs men (113.8 μVs vs 98.2 μVs, P < .001), owing to differences in the QRSd <150 ms subgroup (92.3 ± 28.7 μVs vs 67.6 ± 26.2 μVs, P < .001). Among those with nonstrict LBBB, mean QRSd was similar but QRSA was significantly greater among women than men (96.0 ± 25.0 μVs vs 63.6 ± 26.2 μVs, ...Continue Reading

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