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Postoperative Hemodynamic Effects of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Cardiac Surgery Patients with Impaired Left Ventricular Functio

Completed
Conditions
Biventricular pacing
Resynchronisation Therapy
10019280
Registration Number
NL-OMON31347
Lead Sponsor
Catharina-ziekenhuis
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

• Age of 18 years or more.
• Patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) and/or valve surgery.
• Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) of 35% or less.
• Sinus rhythm with one of the following criteria:
1. QRS duration of > 130 ms and left bundle branch pattern
2. Pacemaker dependent patients with right ventricular paced rhythm and QRS width of > 180 ms, or
3. Evidence of left ventricular dyssynchrony with Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI)
• Able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Myocardial infarction within the past 3 months

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Changes in left ventricular pressures after biventricular pacing in comparison<br /><br>with the patient*s own rhythm and right ventricular pacing. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Perioperative changes in hemodynamic performance and need for mechanical and<br /><br>pharmacological support after biventricular pacing.</p><br>
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