pulmonary hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
acute cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), i.e., temporary right atrial and
right ventricular pacing immediately after routine right heart catheterization
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult CTEPH patients who undergo right heart catheterization to obtain hemodynamic data as part of the regular diagnostic workup to assess their eligibility for pulmonary endarterectomy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary: the reduction (in msec) of right-to-left delay in onset of diastole following acute CRT as measured using tissue Doppler echocardiography. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary: the improvement (in l/min) of cardiac output following acute CRT as measured using pressure-conductance measurements in the left ventricle and noninvasive FinaPress*, and the improvement of microcirculation following acute CRT as measured using noninvasive SDF. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed