The effect of implantation of biventricular pacemaker with or without defibrillator on blood vessels function and electrical changes in the hearts of patients with severe heart failure
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Heart FailureCardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615000895583
- Lead Sponsor
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 33
Inclusion Criteria
Patients in whom CRT with or without Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) insertion is planned will be eligible for the study irrespective of the bases underlying heart failure
Exclusion Criteria
a.Inability to attend for follow-up evaluation
b.Treatment with inhibition of platelet ADP receptor activation e.g Clopidogrel
c.Anticipated limitation of exercise capacity due to non cardiac disease eg Severe COPD
d.Severe renal failure, Creatinine >3mg/dl (265.2micromol/L) or on dialysis.
e.Expected life expantancy less than 1 year due to non cardiac causes
f.Inability to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method