heart failure Left ventricular dyssynchrony
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Informed consent obtained -Chronic heart failure; -New York Heart Association functional class II, III or IV; -QRS duration *150 ms for NYHA class II or *120 ms for NYHA class III/IV; -Optimal pharmacological therapy; -Left ventricular ejection fraction *35%.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Contraindications for implantation of a CRT device; -Age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -99mTc-Tetrofosmin(MPS)-based dyssynchrony and infarct burden measurements -123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine(MIBG)-based Heart-to-Mediastinum(H/M)-ratio The main study parameters will be compared to response to CRT as defined by: -Reduction in LVESV * 15%. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -change in innervation and perfusion parameters after CRT -Infarct location as predictor of respons to CRT | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed