Patients with end-stage heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will undergo BVP implantation based on traditional selection criteria. VO2 max and TDI will be performed before and 3 months after BVP implantation. From these patients the TDI criteria which
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Severe heart failure (NYHA class III or IV); 2. Severely depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF 120 ms.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: N/A
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To develop non-invasive selection criteria (using echocardiography) to identify patients with end-stage heart failure who are likely to benefit from biventricular pacing. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJ.J. Bax
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Department of Cardiology, P.O. Box 9600
Outcome results
None listed