Heart Failure
Conditions
Keywords
Heart failure, Cardiac insufficiency, Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillator, Cardiac Resynchronization therapy, ICD, CRT, Register
Brief summary
It is the aim of this register to document the development of therapies by implantation of Cardioverter/Defibrillators (ICDs) and/or Cardiac Resynchronization therapy (CRT)-Systems.
Detailed description
The possibility of evaluation of successes as well as of the complications of these therapies is needed to make quality management possible. Every German Center, implanting ICDs or CRT-devices, is encouraged to contribute to this register; data are collected by use of an electronical CRF.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Stiftung Institut fuer Herzinfarktforschung
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The Device register will include all consecutive patients with an intended implantation of an ICD / CRT.
Exclusion criteria
* Missing signed informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Characterize consecutive patients with initial implantation of ICD or CRT in hospital daily routine in Germany | 01/03/2007-12/31/2011 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Documentation of further interventions needed after the Index Event during hospital stay | 01/03/2007-12/31/2011 |
| Documentation of hospital mortality and non-fatal complications | 01/03/2007-12/31/2011 |
| Documentation of the 1-year mortality and non-fatal complications | 01/03/2007-12/31/2011 |
| Specification of the device and the realization of the implantation as well as the success of the operation | 01/03/2007-12/31/2011 |
| Documentation of symptomatology and number of hospitalizations | 01/03/2007-12/31/2011 |
| Documentation of medication therapy after 12 months | 01/03/2007-12/31/2011 |
| Documentation of the dispensary of shocks within one year | 01/03/2007-12/31/2011 |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed