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ArticleActa Cardiologica Sinica2018

Fingertip Reactive Hyperemia Peripheral Arterial Tonometry Score Predicts Response to Biventricular Pacing.

Sercan Okutucu, Farzin Jam, Cengiz Sabanoglu, Begum Yetis Sayin, Hakan Aksoy, Ebru Ercan Akgul, Ali Oto

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Article in Acta Cardiologica Sinica, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Noninvasive Investigation of the Presence and Extent of Coronary Artery Disease by the Evaluation of Fingertip-Reactive Hyperemia.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2022
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Sercan OkutucuDepartment of Cardiology, Memorial Ankara Hospital, Ankara.
Farzin JamDepartment of Cardiology, Akademi Hospital, Kocaeli.
Cengiz SabanogluDepartment of Cardiology, High Speciality Hospital, Kirikkale, Turkey.
Begum Yetis SayinDepartment of Cardiology, Memorial Ankara Hospital, Ankara.
Hakan AksoyDepartment of Cardiology, Memorial Ankara Hospital, Ankara.
Ebru Ercan AkgulDepartment of Cardiology, Memorial Ankara Hospital, Ankara.
Ali OtoDepartment of Cardiology, Memorial Ankara Hospital, Ankara.

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purposeThe objectives of this study were to: (i) evaluate endothelial function via fingertip reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT) among heart failure (HF) patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), (ii) assess the effects of CRT on RH-PAT score, and (iii) investigate whether RH-PAT score can identify CRT response.

methodsA total of 63 patients (61.8 ± 10.3 years; 50 males; left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction 24.3 ± 3.9%) with HF who received CRT were enrolled. Endothelial function via RH-PAT was assessed 1 day before and 6 months after CRT. Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLWHFQ) was used to assess clinical improvements. CRT response was defined as a reduction in LV end-systolic volume ≥ 15% at 6 months.

resultsA RH-PAT score of < 1.7 signified a cut-off for endothelial dysfunction (ED). Baseline ED was observed among 43 (68.3%) patients and was more prevalent in responders (76.1% vs. 47.1%, p = 0.037). RH-PAT score improved 6 months after CRT (1.58 ± 0.35 vs. 1.71 ± 0.31, p = 0.012). A RH-PAT score of < 1.7 was a significant independent predictor of CRT response in multivariate logistic regression analysis (β = 1.275, OR = 3.512, 95% CI = 1.231-11.477, p = 0.032). The severity of ED was an independent predictor of LV reverse remodeling (β = -8.873, p = 0.015). Spearman's correlation analysis revealed moderate positive correlations between an improvement in RH-PAT (ΔRH-PAT) and LV reverse remodeling (r = 0.461, p = 0.001) and MLWHFQ score (r = 0.440, p = 0.001).

conclusionsED detected via RH-PAT could predict the response to CRT. The RH-PAT score increased 6 months after CRT and was correlated with echocardiographic and clinical improvements.

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Cardiac resynchronization therapyEndothelial dysfunctionHeart failurePeripheral arterial tonometryResponse

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PMCPMC6236571

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