Status:

COMPLETED

Optimizing Continuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Settings and Identification of Pump Malfunction - A Comparative Study of Echocardiography and Invasive Hemodynamics

Lead Sponsor:

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Conditions:

Heart Failure.

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of the trial is to identify factors which can be used as guidance when optimizing continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) settings. The hypothesis of the study is that pu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Heart failure patients with HeartMate II (HM II) followed as outpatients at The Heart Centre at University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet.
  • Age \> 18 years.
  • Heart failure in stable phase without the need for intravenous inotropic therapy.
  • Ischemic or non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.
  • Signed informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Unstable patients with the need for intravenous inotropic therapy.
  • Current hospitalization.
  • Implantation of HM II less than one month ago.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01851889

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

October 1 2015

Last Update

October 28 2015

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University Hospital Rigshospitalet.

Copenhagen, Kbh Oe, Denmark, 2100

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