IMR Press / RCM / Volume 24 / Issue 12 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2412368
Open Access Original Research
The Impact of Coronary Sinus Reducer on Arrhythmic Properties in Patients with Refractory Angina
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1 Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
3 Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
*Correspondence: david.zizek@kclj.si (David Žižek)
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2023, 24(12), 368; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2412368
Submitted: 23 July 2023 | Revised: 4 September 2023 | Accepted: 27 September 2023 | Published: 26 December 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cardiac Catheterization: Clinical Updates and Novel Technologies)
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Treatment with a coronary sinus reducer (CSR) is a new therapeutic option for refractory angina patients. Preclinical studies have shown antiarrhythmic properties of coronary sinus narrowing. The possible antiarrhythmic effect of CSR implantation is unknown. This study aimed to determine the possible antiarrhythmic effects of CSR implantation as assessed by high-resolution electrocardiogram (hrECG) parameters. Methods: 24 patients from the Crossroad study randomized to either CSR treatment (n = 12) or a sham procedure (n = 12) had hrECG recorded at baseline and after 6 months. T-peak and T-end interval (TpTe) defined as the time difference between the peak amplitude of the T wave and the global end of the T wave, spatial angle between QRS complex and T axis defined as the angle between the ventricular depolarization and repolarization vectors using maximal (QRSTP) and mean (QRSTM) vector amplitudes and spatial ventricular gradient (SVG) calculated as integral of ECG voltages over the entire QRST complex were analyzed. Additionally, we analyzed parameters of QT and heart rate variability using time and frequency domain. Results: At baseline, all analyzed parameters were comparable between both groups and heart rate remained constant. The intragroup analysis did not show any significant change in TpTe, QRSTP, QRSTM, SVG, QT, and heart rate variability at follow-up. Furthermore, intergroup comparison between CSR implantation and sham procedure also did not show any significant difference in the change of analyzed parameters. Conclusions: Compared to the sham procedure, CSR implantation did not demonstrate a significant impact on the arrhythmogenic substrate assessed with hrECG. Clinical Trial Registration: Unique Identifier: NCT04121845, https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04121845.

Keywords
electrocardiogram
refractory angina
arrhythmia
coronary sinus reducer
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