Abstract 2817: The Impact of Exercise-Induced Changes in Intraventricular Dyssynchrony on the Functional Improvement in Patients with Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Background: We studied whether dynamic changes in LV asynchrony may affect the functional improvement of LV in medically treated patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (CMP). Methods: Supine bicycle exercise was performed in 41 patients (age 51±12 years, EF 33±8%). Using tissue Doppler imaging, the average of peak systolic velocities of 6 basal LV segments were obtained at rest (V b ) and peak exercise (V p ). ΔV was calculated by [V p -V b ], reflecting the contractile reserve. Dyssynchrony index (SD 4 ) was defined as the standard deviation of the time to peak systolic velocities at 4 basal & mid segments of septum and lateral wall on apical 4 chamber view. ΔSD 4 was calculated as [peak exercise SD 4 - resting SD 4 ]. Follow-up echocardiography was done in 35 patients after medication for 11.2±4.2 months. Functional changes of LV was assessed by ΔEF FU and %change of ESV (ΔESV FU ). Results: Baseline SD 4 was 24±17 ms. During exercise, SD 4 increased in 24 patients (ΔSD 4 =+14±12 ms), whereas decreased in 17 patients (ΔSD 4 =-17±14 ms). ΔSD 4 correlated with ΔV (r=-0.36, p=0.021) and exercise-induced increase in MR (ΔJet/LA area (%); r=0.31, p=0.05 and ΔPISA radius at 40cm/s of aliasing v; r=0.46, p=0.003). ΔV and ΔPISA were related to the follow-up change of LV function. Especially, ΔSD 4 independently correlated with ΔEF FU (β= -0.82, p<0.001) and also with ΔESV FU (β= 0.40, p=0.021)(Fig ). However, baseline SD 4 didn’t affect ΔEF FU . On ROC curve analysis, sensitivity and specificity of ΔSD 4 <4.0 ms were 82% and 78% for predicting ΔEF FU >+5% and 70% and 63% for predicting ΔESV FU <-15%. Conclusion : Exercise-induced changes in dyssynchrony (ΔSD 4 ) can predict the functional improvement in non-ischemic CMP.