Status:
COMPLETED
Sympathetic Nerve Activity and an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Heart Failure Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Toulouse
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to analyze whether the sympathetic tone, measured indirectly and directly by muscle sympathetic nerve activity recording, is elevated in patients with heart failure receiving ...
Detailed Description
We plan to perform an extensive study of the sympathetic nervous system activity in heart failure patients with an ICD. The SNS activity will be measured directly by a recording of the muscle sympathe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Heart failure patient with an ICD
Exclusion
- Pregnant patient
- Acute coronary syndrome within the last 3 months
- Peripheral neuropathy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
109 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00439790
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
June 13 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Cardiologie, University Hospital
Toulouse, France, 31400