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Impact of Pacing Site and AV Delay on Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hypertension
Registration Number
NCT02382484
Lead Sponsor
BackBeat Medical Inc
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether the A-V sequential pacing strategy shown to effectively reduce blood pressure in a dog model of hypertension also reduces blood pressure acutely in patients with hypertension (systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg) despite medical treatments.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
19
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patient has hypertension with systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg despite at least one antihypertensive medication.
  2. Patient has a clinical indication for a pacemaker or an electrophysiology study involving introduction of transvenous electrophysiology catheters to the right atrium and/or right ventricle.
  3. Patient is willing and able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patient is in atrial fibrillation at the time of the study
  2. Patient has an ejection fraction less than 45%
  3. Patient has a history of symptomatic heart failure, regardless of EF
  4. Patient is undergoing an ablation procedure for a bypass track (WPW)
  5. Patient has a history of resuscitation from ventricular fibrillation or sustained ventricular tachycardia

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of blood pressure upon initiation of pacing with AV delays of 20 msApprox. 5 minutes after initiating pacing with the respective AV delay
Change of blood pressure upon initiation of pacing with AV delays of 80 msApprox. 5 minutes after initiating pacing with the respective AV delay
Assessment of any adverse effectsOver a 24 hour period following the acute tests
Change of blood pressure upon initiation of pacing with AV delays of 40 msApprox. 5 minutes after initiating pacing with the respective AV delay
Change of blood pressure upon initiation of pacing with AV delays of 2 msApprox. 5 minutes after initiating pacing with the respective AV delay
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

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Nanjing, China

The Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
🇨🇳Nanjing, China

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