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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients who are >18 years old 2) planning to undergo implantation of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator approved indication due to HFrEF (either primary prevention or secondary prevention) 3) Patients with double-chamber Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator insertion 4) Whether sinus dysfunction exists or not, atrial pacing would be activated regardless of the pacing ratio during resting time. 5)a patient who can submit written consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with arrhythmia, such as persistent atrial fibrillation, at the time of the procedure 2)a patient unable to perform atrial pacing due to permanent atrial fibrillation 3)Patients with clear Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy indications 4)Patients with contraindication to Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator insertion 5)Patients who have active infections, life expectancy less than one year, or are unable to cooperate in research follow-up 6)Pregnant women, lactating women, and women of childbearing age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective improvement of symptoms or discomfort during exercise or daily routine by patient-reported outcome;Improvement of cardiac function: NT-proBNP, LVEF and LVOT Vmax on echocardiography;Improvement of atrial parameters: LA volume, MV E/A, MV e/e, and so on’;Holter monitoring: AF burden or other arrhythmias;Improvement of exercise capacity test such as 6min-walk test (6MWT) or CPX;Changes in blood pressure and subsequent dose titration of heart failure medications | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All-cause mortality;History of hospitalization due to heart failure or related heart disease such as AF;LVAD or HTPL due to Heart failure aggravation | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital