Heart Failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who are scheduled to undergo cardiac resynchronization therapy and filfull all of the following: 1.QRS duration>/=120ms 2.LVEF</=35% 3.NYHA class III or IV 4.Recieving appropreate medical therapy for heart failure including ACE-inhibitor or ARB and beta-blocke, unless contraindicated 4.Sinus rhythm or Right ventricular pacing (%ventricular pacing>90%)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to obtain informed consent 2. Age less than 20 3. Disqualification by attending physician 4. Incapable of follow-uo visits 5. Irregular ventricular response due to atrial arrhythmia 6. Intravenous inotropic drug therapy 7. unstable angina/acute myocardial infarction 8. Cardiac surgery including CABG and PCI within 3 months 9. CRT with more than or equal to three sites ventricular pacing
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relative reduction of left ventricular end-systolic volume of more than 15% at 6 months following initiation of cardic resynchronization therapy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical composite score | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Medtronic Japan CRDM Nagoya Branch