Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) age >= 18 years (2) accepted for de novo transvenous CRT-(D/P) implantation at the UMCG for chronic heart failure (3) give written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) pancreatic diseases, including acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer (2) chronic liver disease and/or severe liver dysfunction with ASAT and/or ALAT > 3x the upper limit of normal (ULN) (3) congenital metabolic disease (4) cystic fibrosis (5) inflammatory bowel disease (6) irritable bowel disease (7) history of gastric bypass surgery (8) pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The change in FE-1 results and markers of nutritional status at baseline and 6-months after CRT implantation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The (change in) FE-1 results between CRT responders and non-responders 2. The difference in prevalence of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (defined as FE-1 | — |
Countries
Netherlands