Heart Failure weakened heart muscle
Conditions
Interventions
Patients are randomized into two groups: immediate treatment with CRT or
standard medical therapy after CABG surgery. The patients in the "CABG +
immediate CRT" group receive during or shortly after
Sponsors
Biotronik
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Planned CABG surgery systolic ischemic heart failure despite pharmacological therapy Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction 72 ms (to be confirmed by echo corelab)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Myocardial viability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint of the study is to determine whether an improvement in cardiac function (remodeling of the heart and increase the ejection fraction) can be observed in patients with immediate aplication of CRT after CABG surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary endpoints will examine the effect of this immediate treatment with CRT on the quality of life (using a QOL questionnaire), the exercise performance (using the 6 minutes walking test), heart failure symptoms (using the NYHA classification), the number of hospital admissions for heart failure and mortality. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed