Status:

COMPLETED

Systematic Withdrawal of Neurohumoral Blocker Therapy in Optimally Responding CRT Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Hasselt University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

Conditions:

Heart Failure (HF)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that in patients with recuperated/normalized left ventricular function, defined as an ejection fraction (EF) ≥ 50%, after implantation of cardiac ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ≥18 years
  • CRT implantation
  • based on class I recommendations of ESC (European society of CArdiology) guidelines:
  • Left bundle branch block (LBBB) with QRS duration \>150 ms and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35% who remained NYHA functional class II, III and ambulatory IV despite adequate medical treatment
  • LBBB with QRS duration 120-150 ms and LVEF ≤ 35% who remain in NYHA functional class II, III and ambulatory IV despite adequate medical treatment
  • At the moment of inclusion: ≥ 6 months after implantation
  • At the moment of inclusion: normalised LVEF (≥ 50%), LVIDD/BSA (left ventricular internal diastolic diameter indexed to body surface area) ≤3.2 cm/m²(woman) en ≤3.1 cm/m² (men) or LVDV/BSA (left ventricular diastolic volume indexed to body surface area) ≤75 ml/m² (women) or ≤75 ml/m² (men)
  • euvolemic clinical state and functioning in NYHA class I

Exclusion

  • contraindication for withdrawal of ACE-I/ARB such as diabetic nephropathy and proteinuria \> 1g / 24 h
  • severe ventricular arrythmia (sustained VT or ventricular fibrillation) occuring at the time LV function was normalized
  • ischemic cardiomyopathy with evidence of scarring (scarring on MRI or severe hypokinesia/akinesia in \>1 LV wall segment on echocardiography)
  • known severe coronary atherosclerosis (stenosis ≥ 80%)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02200822

Start Date

July 1 2014

End Date

February 1 2019

Last Update

August 1 2019

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Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg

Genk, Limburg, Belgium, 3600