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Not Applicable
- Conditions
- I50.9Heart failure, unspecified
- Registration Number
- DRKS00004454
- Lead Sponsor
- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, TU München
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 77
Inclusion Criteria
patients with planned CRT implantation, EF < 35%, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III or IV despite optimal pharmacological therapy, and QRS duration > 120 ms
Exclusion Criteria
persistent atrial tachyarrhythmias, symptomatic bradycardias, relevant valvular disease, instable coronary artery disease, coronary intervention three months before study enrollment, significant comorbidities like chronic obstructive lung disease with chronic oxygen requirement
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method