Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effects of Anodal Stimulation on Echocardiographic Outcome in Patients With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
Sheba Medical Center
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To investigate the hemodynamic, inter and intraventricular desynchrony effects of anodal stimulation and triple site pacing compared with the usual dual site pacing by echocardiography and Tissue Dopp...
Detailed Description
Thirty patients who underwent CRT and had evidence of anodal stimulation will be included in the study. All patients undergo a conventional echocardiography after 10 minutes of continuous triple site ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with biventricular pacemakers who met currently accepted indications for CRT, including dilated cardiomyopathy with LV ejection fraction \< 35% (ischemic and nonischemic etiologies) with New York Heart Association class III to IV congestive heart failure and QRS duration \> 120 ms.
Exclusion
- Patients with first generation CRT device
- Integrated bipolar defibrillator device
- Atrial fibrillation during the screening phase
- Patients who cannot tolerate triple site pacing for several minutes (i.e diaphragmatic pacing)
- Patients with epicardial LV leads
- Patients with LV leads located out of the lateral or posterolateral areas
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00825006
Start Date
January 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
January 19 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Heart Institute, Sheba Medical Center
Tel Litwinsky, Israel, 52621