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    Importance of Systematic Right Ventricular Assessment in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Candidates: A Machine Learning Approach
    (2021) Galli, Elena; Le Rolle, Virginie; Smiseth, Otto A.; Duchenne, Jurgen; Aalen, John M.; Larsen, Camilla K.; Sade, Elif A.; Hubert, Arnaud; Anilkumar, Smitha; Penicka, Martin; Linde, Cecilia; Leclercq, Christophe; Hernandez, Alfredo; Voigt, Jens-Uwe; Donal, Erwan; 33422667
    Background: Despite all having systolic heart failure and broad QRS intervals, patients screened for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) are highly heterogeneous, and it remains extremely challenging to predict the impact of CRT devices on left ventricular function and outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative impact of clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic data on the left ventricular remodeling and prognosis of CRT candidates by the application of machine learning approaches. Methods: One hundred ninety-three patients with systolic heart failure receiving CRT according to current recommendations were prospectively included in this multicenter study. A combination of the Boruta algorithm and random forest methods was used to identify features predicting both CRT volumetric response and prognosis. Model performance was tested using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. The k-medoid method was also applied to identify clusters of phenotypically similar patients. Results: From 28 clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic variables, 16 features were predictive of CRT response, and 11 features were predictive of prognosis. Among the predictors of CRT response, eight variables (50%) pertained to right ventricular size or function. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion was the main feature associated with prognosis. The selected features were associated with particularly good prediction of both CRT response (area under the curve, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.74-0.87) and outcomes (area under the curve, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.75-0.93). An unsupervised machine learning approach allowed the identification of two phenogroups of patients who differed significantly in clinical variables and parameters of biventricular size and right ventricular function. The two phenogroups had significantly different prognosis (hazard ratio, 4.70; 95% CI, 2.1-10.0; P < .0001; log-rank P < .0001). Conclusions: Machine learning can reliably identify clinical and echocardiographic features associated with CRT response and prognosis. The evaluation of both right ventricular size and functional parameters has pivotal importance for the risk stratification of CRT candidates and should be systematically performed in patients undergoing CRT. (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2021;34:494-502.)
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    Left atrial strain is a predictor of left ventricular systolic and diastolic reverse remodelling in CRT candidates
    (2021) Galli, Elena; Oger, Emmanuel; Aalen, John M.; Duchenne, Jurgen; Larsen, Camilla K.; Sade, Elif; Hubert, Arnaud; Gallard, Aban; Penicka, Martin; Linde, Cecilia; Le Rolle, Virginie; Hernandez, Alfredo; Leclercq, Christophe; Voig, Jens-Uwe; Smiseth, Otto A.; Donal, Erwan; 34432006
    Aims The left atrium (LA) has a pivotal role in cardiac performance and LA deformation is a well-known prognostic predictor in several clinical conditions including heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on both LA morphology and function and to assess the impact of LA reservoir strain (LARS) on left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic remodelling after CRT. Methods and results Two hundred and twenty-one CRT-candidates were prospectively included in the study in four tertiary centres and underwent echocardiography before CRT-implantation and at 6-month follow-up (FU). CRT-response was defined by a 15% reduction in LV end-systolic volume. LV systolic and diastolic remodelling were defined as the percent reduction in LV end-systolic and end-diastolic volume at FU. Indexed LA volume (LAVI) and LV-global longitudinal (GLS) strain were the main parameters correlated with LARS, with LV-GLS being the strongest determinant of LARS (r = -0.59, P < 0.0001). CRT induced a significant improvement in LAVI and LARS in responders (both P < 0.0001). LARS was an independent predictor of both LV systolic and diastolic remodelling at follow-up (r = -0.14, P = 0.049 and r = -0.17, P = 0.002, respectively). Conclusion CRT induces a significant improvement in LAVI and LARS in responders. In CRT candidates, the evaluation of LARS before CRT delivery is an independent predictor of LV systolic and diastolic remodelling at FU.