Chronic heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction and dyssynchrony
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Heart failure with LV ejection fraction = 35%; - New York Heart Association class II, III, or IV (ambulatory); - Optimal medical treatment that is tolerable; - Left bundle branch block (LBBB) and QRS = 130 ms, OR non-LBBB and QRS = 150 ms.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Contraindications for implantation of a CRT device; - Age <18 years or incapacitated adult; - Pregnancy or lactation - Subjects with impaired renal function (severe renal insufficiency, GFR < 30 ml/min/1.73m2); - Atrial fibrillation or atrial fibrillation during MRI - Documented allergic reaction to gadolinium; - Impossibility to undergo an MRI scan - Participation in another clinical study that prohibits any procedures other than standard.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences in % of patients with succesfull LV lead location between intervention and control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary Outcomes: - Change in LV end-systolic volume, and proportion of volumetric response. - Change in EQ-5D-5L, a quality of life questionnaire. - Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, a quality of life questionnaire. - Change in CRT response score, a hierarchical clinical endpoint combining relative LVESVi-decrease, change in New York Heart Association class, and death at 12 month follow-up. - Health Technology Assessment. Other Outcomes: - Difference in total implantation procedure time. - Difference in total fluoroscopy time during procedure. - Difference in total contrast dose used during procedure. - Difference in change in QRS duration. - Difference in change in QRSarea. - Difference in Q-LV sense. - Difference in pacing threshold. - Difference in % of patients with disappearance of apical rocking. | — |
Contacts
UMC Utrecht