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Clinical Trials/NCT00145119
NCT00145119
Completed
Not Applicable

Incidence and Prediction of Life-threatening Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients With Depressed Left Ventricular Function After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure1 site in 1 country312 target enrollmentAugust 1, 2001

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Sponsor
Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Enrollment
312
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
ECG-documented Ventricular Fibrillation or Symptomatic Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Status
Completed
Last Updated
10 months ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the incidence of tachy- and bradyarrhythmic episodes in patients with acute myocardial infarction with depressed ventricular function and to determine the predictive value of several invasive and non-invasive risk markers for life-threatening arrhythmia

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
August 1, 2001
End Date
May 1, 2007
Last Updated
10 months ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Acute myocardial infarction (\< 21 days)
  • Ejection fraction \<= 40 % or wall motion index \<= 1.3

Exclusion Criteria

  • Implantable loop recorder can't be implanted within 3 weeks after MI
  • NYHA class IV
  • Planned or previous ICD implantation
  • Planned CABG
  • Severe valvular disease
  • Pregnancy
  • Life expectancy \< 1 year for non-cardiac cause

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

ECG-documented Ventricular Fibrillation or Symptomatic Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)

Time Frame: 2 year

ECG-documented ventricular fibrillation or symptomatic sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT)

Study Sites (1)

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