Predictors of long-term survival in Japanese patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators (CRT-D).

Abstract

Reports on the factors predicting long-term survival of CRT-D cases from Western countries are increasing, however, those from Asia including Japan are still sparse. We aimed to clarify the factors predicting long-term survival of Japanese CRT-D cases. We retrospectively analyzed consecutive 133 patients who underwent CRT-D implantation between 2006 and 2021. We compared clinical factors between patients who died within 5 years after implantation (short-survival group: n=31) and who had survived for more than 5 years (long-survival group: n=36) after implantation. Major underlying heart diseases were dilated cardiomyopathy (45%) and ischemic heart disease (12%). There was no difference between the short-survival group and the long-survival group in incidence of CLBBB (32%vs. 30%), whereas CRBBB was more common in the short-survival group (26%vs. 0%, p=.004). Mechanical dyssynchrony at implantation was more frequent in the long-survival group (48%vs. 78%, p=.02). The incidence of response to CRT at 1 year after implantation was higher in long-survival group (19%vs. 50%, p=.02). Multiple logistic regression analysis identified NYHA class, mechanical dyssynchrony at implantation, and response at one year as predictors of long-term survival. In Japanese CRT-D cases, lower NHYA class, preexisting mechanical dyssynchrony, and 1-year response to CRT predict long-term survival.