Actively Recruiting
Conservative Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Candidates
Led by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · Updated on 2022-03-08
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
521 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) candidates will be comprehensively evaluated at our center, including clinical evaluation, echocardiography, right heart catheterization, cardiopulmonary exercise test and laboratory exams. following this evaluation, patients will be treated with inotropes, diuretics, uptitrated neurohormonal therapy. vitamin and iron deficiencies will be corrected and the patients will be referred for coronary interventions and cardiac resynchronization therapy appropriately. The need for LVAD implantation will be reevaluated according to the patient's clinical condition, echocardiography and laboratory findings.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Conservative Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Candidates
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Left ventricular ejection fraction less than 35%
- New York Heart Association Class III or IV symptoms
- Brain natriuretic peptide levels above 450 pg/ml
- Hospitalization for heart failure within the past 6 months
- Maximal oxygen consumption less than 12 ml/kg/min
- Intolerance to conventional heart failure therapy
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant or unable to give informed consent
- Advanced liver disease (Child Pugh class B or C)
- Advanced kidney disease (eGFR less than 30 ml/min)
- Severe pulmonary disease
- Severe peripheral vascular disease
- Active malignancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel, 6423906
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Research Team
O
Ofer Havakuk, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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