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Effect of Pacing on Aortic dP/dt Values

NCT03665558 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2018-10-30

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Summary

The maximum value of rate of left ventricular pressure increase, denoted by left ventricular peak dP/dt value (dP/dt max), corresponds to the highest point on the curve of first derivative of ventricular pressure curve with respect to time. It is one of the important systolic performance parameters, which is primarily determined by ventricular contractility, and emerges in isovolumetric contraction phase when aortic valves are closed. Thus it is not influenced by parameters beyond ventricle such as aortic valve area, aortic elastance and peripheral resistance. Despite these unique advantageous, the main reason for its limited usage in assessing ventricular systolic performance instead of commonly used ejection fraction is the difficulties in its calculation, which requires incessant intraventricular pressure recordings.

The maximum value of acceleration rate of aortic pressure increase can be named as aortic peak dP/dt. It, likewise, corresponds to the maximum value of first derivative of pressure curve with respect to time.

Since it is one of the principal determining factors of aortic peak dP/dt, changing left ventricular contractility thereby left ventricular peak dP/dt value is expected to change aortic peak dP/dt in the same direction since all other variables being unchanged. Yet to conclude the extent of this association and magnitude of change, measuring these parameters for various contractility levels is necessary. In addition, impact of decreasing left ventricular peak dP/dt by gradually lowering ventricular contractility upon aortic peak dP/dt has not been investigated in previous studies.

In the present study, changes in left ventricular and aortic peak dP/dt values in response to gradual reduction in LV contractility with stepwise changing (decremental shortening) atrio-ventricular delay (AVD) by dual chamber pacing will be investigated in patients without systolic dysfunction.

Conditions

  • Aortic Diseases

Interventions

DEVICE

Temporary DDD pacing

Measurements will be performed in patients otherwise undergoing invasive catheterization procedure. Baseline ventricular and aortic hemodynamic parameters (continuous pressure recordings) will be recorded. Thereafter, DDD pacing with stepwise changing of the AV delay will be performed. During each pacing steps left ventricular and aortic pressures at different aortic levels will be continuously recorded. From these hemodynamic data, left ventricular and aortic dP/dt values will be calculated off line.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-03
Primary Completion
2018-10-15
Completion
2018-10-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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