Introduction: Atrioventricular stimulation provides hemodynamic benefits over the isolated ventricular rate, but this advantage is not completely established in chagasic patients with systolic dysfunction. Objectives: To evaluate the influence of DDD and VVIR stimulation modes on functional capacity, quality of life (QoL) and laboratory abnormalities of a natriuretic peptide in chagasic patients with ventricular dysfunction submitted to pacemaker implantation. Methods: Twenty patients (55% male) with a mean age of 62.7 (± 9.9 years) and a mean ejection fraction of 41.8% (± 2.8) were prospectively studied. Alternately, patients received pacing in the DDD and VVIR modes for a period of three months under each schedule. The minimum percentage of ventricular pacing was 80%. After each period, the patient was submitted to the six-minute walk test (6MWT), QOL assessment by the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and the Assay of QUAlity of life and RELated events (AQUAREL). Laboratory evaluation was performed with the N-terminal fraction of the brain natriuretic peptide (N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide - NT-proBNP). Results: The mean distance walked on the 6MWT in the DDD and VVIR modes were 390.60 (± 52.71) and 396.30 (± 52.71) meters respectively (p = 0.160). Results of lower QOL were found, considering the physical domain of the MLHFQ (p = 0.03) and the domains of effort dyspnea (p = 0.05) and arrhythmia (p <0.001) of the AQUAREL with the VVIR mode. NT-proBNP levels increased significantly with stimulation in VVIR mode (p < 0.001). Conclusion: After three months of stimulation with the VVIR mode, there was worsening of the QoL of the chagasic patients and increase of the levels of NT-proBNP (clinical trial record: ReBEc RBR-53x476).
Introdução: A estimulação atrioventricular propicia benefícios hemodinâmicos em relação à ventricular isolada, mas essa vantagem não está completamente estabelecida em pacientes chagásicos com disfunção sistólica. Objetivo:Avaliar a infl uência dos modos de estimulação DDD e VVIR na capacidade funcional, qualidade de vida (QV) e alterações laboratoriais de peptídeo natriurético em pacientes chagásicos com disfunção ventricular submetidos a implante de marcapasso. Métodos: Estudaram-se prospectivamente 20 pacientes (55% do sexo masculino) com média de idade de 62,7(± 9,9 anos) e média da fração de ejeção de 41,8% (± 2,8). Alternadamente, os pacientes receberam a estimulação nos modos DDD e VVIR por um período de três meses sob cada programação. O mínimo percentual de estimulação ventricular admitido foi de 80%. Após cada período, o paciente foi submetido ao teste de caminhada de seis minutos (TC6M), avaliação de QV pelo Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) e pelo Assesment of QUAlity of life and RELated events (AQUAREL). A avaliação laboratorial foi realizada com a dosagem da fração N-terminal do peptídeo natriurético cerebral (N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide – NT-proBNP). Resultados: A média da distância percorrida no TC6M nos modos DDD e VVIR foram respectivamente 390,60 (± 52,71) e 396,30 (± 52,71) metros (p = 0,160). Verifi caram-se resultados de QV inferiores, considerando o domínio físico do MLHFQ (p = 0,03) e os domínios dispneia de esforço(p = 0,05) e arritmia (p < 0,001) do AQUAREL, com o modo VVIR. Os níveis de NT-proBNP aumentaram signifi cativamente com a estimulação no modoVVIR (p < 0,001). Conclusão: Após três meses de estimulação com omodo VVIR, houve piora da QV dos pacientes chagásicos e aumento dos níveis de NT-proBNP (registro de ensaio clínico: ReBEc RBR-53x476)
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