Mechanistic Insights From Temporary Pacing in HFpEF

Official title

Mechanistic Insights From Multisite Pacing in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Overview

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is characterised by impaired diastolic function. A recent clinical trial has demonstrated multiple beneficial outcomes in HFpEF patients receiving personalised accelerated pacing from indwelling permanent pacemakers, including symptomatic improvement, objective reductions in NT-proBNP level and AF-burden. The investigators aim to determine the underlying mechanisms behind these documented effects, to investigate the acute intracardiac haemodynamic response to temporary multisite pacing in HFpEF participants and to gain further mechanistic insight with additional haemodynamic, electrical and echocardiographic data collection during temporary pacing in this cohort. This will all provide valuable information towards new potential targets of therapy.

Detailed description

In this research study, the investigators will perform a one-off temporary pacing procedure in the catheter lab at St Thomas' Hospital in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). During the short procedure, the investigators will pace the heart at different heart rates and from different parts of the heart. The investigators will measure the change in pressure inside the heart in response to each pacing site/mode and rate. Altogether, the investigators aim to find out how different pacing modes and heart rates impact how well the heart fills and pumps in HFpEF.

The study will provide valuable information about the underlying mechanisms of pacing in HFpEF, which could significantly influence the future direction of HFpEF management. Specifically, it will help the investigators to understand what types of pacemaker and pacing site or pacing mode may be chosen in HFpEF patients requiring pacing, which accounts for around 20% of all HFpEF patients.

Interventions

• Diagnostic test Acute Haemodynamic Study
  Multisite temporary pacing

Primary outcome measures

• Number of participants with changes in left ventricular end diastolic pressure upon accelerated right atrial pacing and conduction system pacing [Time frame: 30 months]

Secondary outcome measures (2)

• Number of participants with leftward, downward shift in the LV P-V loop during accelerated RA pacing and CSP, not reproduced by RV pacing [Time frame: 30 months]
• Number of participants with changes in Echo measures of diastology upon right atrial pacing and conduction system pacing [Time frame: 30 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

• Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
• Male or Female, aged 18 years or above.
• Formal diagnosis of HFpEF as per ESC guidelines
• NYHA grade II-IV heart failure symptoms
• LVEF ≥50%
• Female participants of child-bearing potential must be willing to ensure that they or their partner use effective contraception during the study and for 3 months thereafter
• Able (in the Investigators opinion) and willing to comply with all study requirements.
• Willing to allow his or her General Practitioner and consultant, if appropriate, to be notified of participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• History of persistent or permanent AF
• Permanent pacing device in situ
• Female participants who are pregnant, lactating or planning pregnancy during the course of the study.
• Scheduled elective surgery or other procedures requiring general anaesthesia during the study.
• Participant who is terminally ill
• Any other significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may either put the participants at risk because of participation in the study, or may influence the result of the study, or the participant's ability to participate in the study.
• Significant peripheral vascular disease precluding an EP study
• A contraindication to anticoagulation
• A prosthetic aortic, mitral or tricuspid valve
• Significant Aortic valve disease
• Known LV thrombus
• Insufficient capacity to consent to the study
• Participation in other studies with active treatment / investigational arm to avoid bias

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation

N/A

Model

Single group

Masking

Open label

Primary purpose

Basic science

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Publications

• Infeld M, Wahlberg K, Cicero J, Plante TB, Meagher S, Novelli A, Habel N, Krishnan AM, Silverman DN, LeWinter MM, Lustgarten DL, Meyer M. Effect of Personalized Accelerated Pacing on Quality of Life, Physical Activity, and Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Preclinical and Overt Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: The myPACE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Mar 1;8(3):21 PMID 36723919
• McDonagh TA, Metra M, Adamo M, Gardner RS, Baumbach A, Bohm M, Burri H, Butler J, Celutkiene J, Chioncel O, Cleland JGF, Coats AJS, Crespo-Leiro MG, Farmakis D, Gilard M, Heymans S, Hoes AW, Jaarsma T, Jankowska EA, Lainscak M, Lam CSP, Lyon AR, McMurray JJV, Mebazaa A, Mindham R, Muneretto C, Francesco Piepoli M, Price S, Rosano GMC, Ruschitzka F, Kathrine Skibelund A; ESC Scientific Document Gro PMID 34447992
• Reddy YNV, Koepp KE, Carter R, Win S, Jain CC, Olson TP, Johnson BD, Rea R, Redfield MM, Borlaug BA. Rate-Adaptive Atrial Pacing for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: The RAPID-HF Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2023 Mar 14;329(10):801-809. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.0675. PMID 36871285
• Elliott MK, Strocchi M, Sieniewicz BJ, Sidhu B, Mehta V, Wijesuriya N, Behar JM, Thorpe A, Martic D, Wong T, Niederer S, Rinaldi CA. Biventricular endocardial pacing and left bundle branch area pacing for cardiac resynchronization: Mechanistic insights from electrocardiographic imaging, acute hemodynamic response, and magnetic resonance imaging. Heart Rhythm. 2023 Feb;20(2):207-216. doi: 10.1016/j PMID 36575808
• Dunlay SM, Roger VL, Redfield MM. Epidemiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2017 Oct;14(10):591-602. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2017.65. Epub 2017 May 11. PMID 28492288

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06467266 · 332571

Primary sources (government registries)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (US NIH)

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