heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Heart failure patients who must meet all criteria: (1) ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy; (2) NYHA classes III-IV despite OPT; (3) normal sinus rhythm; (4) LVEF=55 mm; (6) and wide QRS complex>=120 ms.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Potentially reversible forms of cardiomyopathy; 2. Cardiac surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiomyoplasty, myocardial infarction, unstable or severe angina or stroke within 6 weeks before randomization; 3. In-patients requiring continuous intravenous therapy for heart failure; 4. Life expectancy<1 year for disease unrelated to heart failure; 5. Mechanical tricuspid valve; 6. Anticipated problem with compliance; 7. Participation in another trial; 8. Age<18 years old; 9. Women who are pregnant or not using medically acceptable birth control.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The composite of all-cause mortality; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| unplanned hospitalisation by cardiovascular reason;Days alive and not in hospital for unplanned cardiovascular cause during the minimum period of follow-up; | — |
Countries
China