TY - JOUR
T1 - Ambulatory Monitoring of Congestive Heart Failure by Multiple Bioelectric Impedance Vectors
AU - Khoury, Dirar S.
AU - Naware, Mihir
AU - Siou, Jeff
AU - Blomqvist, Andreas
AU - Mathuria, Nilesh S.
AU - Wang, Jianwen
AU - Shih, Hue Teh
AU - Nagueh, Sherif
AU - Panescu, Dorin
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/3/24
Y1 - 2009/3/24
N2 - Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the properties of multiple bioelectric impedance signals recorded during congestive heart failure (CHF) by utilizing various electrode configurations of an implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy system. Background: The monitoring of CHF has relied mainly on right-side heart sensors. Methods: Fifteen normal dogs underwent implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy systems using standard leads. An additional left atrial (LA) pressure lead sensor was implanted in 5 dogs. Continuous rapid right ventricular (RV) pacing was applied over several weeks. Left ventricular (LV) catheterization and echocardiography were performed biweekly. Six steady-state impedance signals, utilizing intrathoracic and intracardiac vectors, were measured through ring (r), coil (c), and device Can electrodes. Results: Congestive heart failure developed in all animals after 2 to 4 weeks of pacing. Impedance diminished gradually during CHF induction, but at varying rates for different vectors. Impedance during CHF decreased significantly in all measured vectors: LVr-Can, -17%; LVr-RVr, -15%; LVr-RAr, -11%; RVr-Can, -12%; RVc-Can, -7%; and RAr-Can, -5%. The LVr-Can vector reflected both the fastest and largest change in impedance in comparison with vectors employing only right-side heart electrodes, and was highly reflective of changes in LV end-diastolic volume and LA pressure. Conclusions: Impedance, acquired by different lead electrodes, has variable responses to CHF. Impedance vectors employing an LV lead are highly responsive to physiologic changes during CHF. Measuring multiple impedance signals could be useful for optimizing ambulatory monitoring in heart failure patients.
AB - Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the properties of multiple bioelectric impedance signals recorded during congestive heart failure (CHF) by utilizing various electrode configurations of an implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy system. Background: The monitoring of CHF has relied mainly on right-side heart sensors. Methods: Fifteen normal dogs underwent implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy systems using standard leads. An additional left atrial (LA) pressure lead sensor was implanted in 5 dogs. Continuous rapid right ventricular (RV) pacing was applied over several weeks. Left ventricular (LV) catheterization and echocardiography were performed biweekly. Six steady-state impedance signals, utilizing intrathoracic and intracardiac vectors, were measured through ring (r), coil (c), and device Can electrodes. Results: Congestive heart failure developed in all animals after 2 to 4 weeks of pacing. Impedance diminished gradually during CHF induction, but at varying rates for different vectors. Impedance during CHF decreased significantly in all measured vectors: LVr-Can, -17%; LVr-RVr, -15%; LVr-RAr, -11%; RVr-Can, -12%; RVc-Can, -7%; and RAr-Can, -5%. The LVr-Can vector reflected both the fastest and largest change in impedance in comparison with vectors employing only right-side heart electrodes, and was highly reflective of changes in LV end-diastolic volume and LA pressure. Conclusions: Impedance, acquired by different lead electrodes, has variable responses to CHF. Impedance vectors employing an LV lead are highly responsive to physiologic changes during CHF. Measuring multiple impedance signals could be useful for optimizing ambulatory monitoring in heart failure patients.
KW - cardiac resynchronization therapy
KW - hemodynamic monitoring
KW - pulmonary edema
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.018
DO - 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 19298923
AN - SCOPUS:61949138746
SN - 0735-1097
VL - 53
SP - 1075
EP - 1081
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
IS - 12
ER -