Role of Left Bundle Branch (LBB) pacing in heart failure - An Observational Study
- Conditions
- Heart FailureProlonged QRSduration (QRSd) >150 msLeft Bundle Branch Block (LBBB)Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB)Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000088640
- Lead Sponsor
- DR. RAJEEV PATHAK
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Severe LV systolic dysfunction despite optimal medical management and indication for Permanent Pacemaker/CRT
Prolonged QRSd >150MS
Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) or
Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB) or
Inter-Ventricular Conduction Delay (IVCD)
Symptoms - NYHA Class II AND III
Where tradition Biventricular pacing or LBB pacing is possible, i.e absence of complex congenital heart disease
Those with limited life expectancy due to comorbidity
Advanced cancer
Refuse to/unable to give consent
Complex congenital heart disease where lead placement is not possible
Pregnancy
When heart failure or prolonged QRS are assumed to be transient and expected to recover
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eft Ventricular Ejection Fraction by echocardiography<br>[6 months, 12 months, 24 months post CRT];QRSd by 12 lead ECG[6 months, 12 months, 24 months post CRT]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Symptoms - New York Heart Association (NYHA) class[6 months, 12 months, 24 months post CRT];Quality of Life by SF36 questionnaire - Patient reported survey of patient health[6 months, 12 months, 24 months post CRT];LV end diastolic volume by echocardiography[6 months, 12 months, 24 months post CRT];LV end systolic volume by echocardiography[6 months, 12 months, 24 months post CRT]