Patient who has organic heart disease and requiring ICD or CRTD. Patient received ICD or CRTD. 1) Patient with less than 40% of LVEF 2) Patient with past history of heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Furosemide 10mg/day oral
Nitroglycerin 10mg/day patch
Education of life style
Sponsors
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient who has organic heart disease and requiring ICD or CRTD. Patient received ICD or CRTD. 1) Patient less than 40% of LVEF 2) Patient with past history of heart failure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patient under 20 years old. 2) Patient with moderate or severe chronic obstructive lung disease (forced expiratory volume < 1.0 L/s). 3) Patient who is received heart transplantation or is supposed to receive heart transplantation. 4) Patient with primary pulmonary hypertension. 5) Patient with renal failure of stage IV or V. (GFR <15 mL/min/1.73 m^2) 6) Patient under one year of life expectancy. 7) Patient with pregnancy or possible pregnancy. 8) Patient in whom doctor think inadequate. 9) Patient with heart failure in enrollment. 10) Severe heart failure patients with necessity of hospitalization
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of intrathoracic impedance and BNP in OptiVol alert to that after 1 week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of other parameters in OptiVol alert to that after 1 week | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAkihito Miyoshi
Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Outcome results
None listed