Heart failure pump failure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Left ventricular ejection fraction 119 ms of >129 ms and presence of left bundle branch block. 3. On optimal medical therapy for heart failure. 4. No sidebranch of the coronary sinus near the posterolateral wall of the left ventricle and/or presence of a Thebesian valve which reduces coronary sinus diameter 50% or more (corresponding to a decrease in cross sectional area of 75% or more). 5. Signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous intrathoracic surgery 2. Coronary ischemia or recent myocardial infarction (
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of succesful device implantations. The procedure is considerd succesfol when implantation of a CRT device succeeds in all study patients through the procedure described above. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Safety. The procedure is considerd safe when no procedure related deaths occur and procedure related complications occur in three patients or less. 2. Conversion to minithoracotomy. | — |
Countries
Netherlands