AIMS: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) via biventricular pacing (BIVP) is an effective treatment, but non-responders are at a higher risk of death and heart failure (HF) hospitalizations compared with CRT responders. The MORE-CRT MPP trial aimed to evaluate whether CRT with multipoint pacing (MPP) is associated with improved clinical outcomes in CRT non-responders. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cardiac resynchronization therapy patients were treated with conventional BIVP for 6 months and then assessed for CRT response (left ventricular end-systolic volume relative reduction >15% vs. baseline). Cardiac resynchronization therapy non-responders were 1:1 randomized to BIVP or MPP and followed for 6 months. The main endpoint of this secondary analysis was HF hospitalizations or all-cause mortality. Of 3724 CRT patients (67 ± 11 years, 1050 female), 1677 were non-responders and randomized to MPP or BIVP, of whom 1421 (722 MPP and 699 BIVP) had complete data. In a mean follow-up of 5 ± 1 months after randomization, MPP was associated with a lower incidence of HF hospitalizations or all-cause mortality [48/722 (6.64%)] compared with BIVP (73/699 (10.44%), RRR = 36% (95% CI=±4%), P = 0.0107). At multivariable analysis, MPP was associated with a lower occurrence of the main endpoint (odds ratio = 0.60, P = 0.0124). At logistic regression analysis, HF hospitalizations or all-cause death were lower with MPP vs. BIVP in the whole population and in many patients subgroups, e.g. ischaemic patients and patients with long (>105 ms) interventricular electrical delay. CONCLUSION: In the MORE-CRT MPP randomized trial, MPP was associated with a significant reduction of all-cause mortality and HF hospitalizations in prior non-responders to conventional biventricular pacing.
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2025-06-03T00:00:00+00:00
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All-cause mortality, Cardiac resynchronization therapy, Heart failure hospitalizations, Multipoint pacing, Humans, Female, Male, Heart Failure, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Aged, Hospitalization, Treatment Outcome, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Ventricular Function, Left, Cause of Death, Stroke Volume