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ATTR amyloidosis in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and a cardiac implantable electronic device

Completed
Conditions
Protein misfolding disease
10082206
Registration Number
NL-OMON49286
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Heart failure, NYHA 2 or 3.
CIED
LVEF > 40%
NT-proBNP >400 ng/L sinus rhythm; > 1200 ng/L atrial fibrillation

Exclusion Criteria

Unwilling or unable to sign informed consent.
Life expectancy < 1 year.
Signficant coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction < 3 months

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The prevalence of ATTR, measured by bone scintigraphy, in HFpEF patients with<br /><br>CIED. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>A) To assess the frequency of (re-)hospitalization of HFpEF patients with a<br /><br>CIED diagnosed with or without transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.<br /><br><br /><br>B) To assess the clinical characteristics of HFpEF patients also diagnosed with<br /><br>transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.<br /><br><br /><br>C) To assess the clinical characteristics of HFpEF patients that decrease the<br /><br>likelihood of the presence of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.<br /><br><br /><br>D) To assess the mortality of HFpEF patients with a CIED diagnosed with or<br /><br>without transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.</p><br>
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