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Heart Size Difference Drives Sex-Specific Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Post Hoc Analysis of the MORE-MPP CRT Trial.

Nadeev WijesuriyaVishal Shahil MehtaFelicity De VereSandra HowellSteven A NiedererHaran Burri FehraJohannes SperzelLeonardo CalòBernard ThibaultWenjiao LinKwangdeok LeeAndrea GrammaticoNiraj VarmaMarianne GwechenbergerChristophe LeclercqChristopher A Rinaldi
Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
In the nonischemic cardiomyopathy left bundle-branch block population, increased relative dyssynchrony in women, who have smaller heart sizes than their male counterparts, is a driver of sex-specific CRT response, particularly at QRSd <150 ms. Women may benefit from CRT at a QRSd <130 ms, opening the debate on whether sex-specific QRSd cutoffs or QRS/LVEDV measurement should be incorporated into clinical guidelines.
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