Active clinical trials for "Arrhythmias, Cardiac"

Bradyarrhythmia is one of the common diseases. Also, bradyarrhythmia could result in syncope, clinic convulsion, shock, sudden death and so on, which could influence people's life quality severely. Artificial pacemaker is the only way that can cure bradyarrhythmia. However, traditional right ventricular apical pacing, because its electric stimulation is mostly different of the physiological one, could lead to ventricular thick inhomogeneously. At the same time, traditional right ventricular apical pacing also could result in cardiac arrhythmia and fibrosis, dyssynchrony of the ventricles, which can increase the volume of mitral regurgitation. Besides, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), which aims to cure chronic heart failure, is also unsatisfactory. On the contrary, the electric stimulation of his bundle pacing (HBP) is the same as the physiological one, which produces a relatively normal electrical stimulation and synchrony in systolic velocities in ventricular. Thus, HBP could produce a better haemodynamic effect, which is the hotspot in pace-making area recently. The purpose of this study is to conduct a comparison in patients' cardiac function, ECG, and pacemakers' threshold value, time limit and so on among dual chamber pacemaker and HBP.

During Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, carbon dioxide (CO2) pneumoperitoneal laparoscopic surgery, CO2-pneumoperitoneum activates the sympathoadrenomedullary system to increase the release of catecholamines such as epinephrine (E) norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA). During stress, E and NE are secreted by the adrenal medulla into blood circulation to promote glycogenolysis to increase blood glucose, speed up lipolysis and accelerate heartbeats. Stellate g anglion block (SGB) reters to the blockade of sympathetic nerves including the large area covered by middle cervical, vertebral arterial. stellate ganglions and ther pre- and post- ganglions. SGB affects both peripheral and central nervous systems. In the peripheral system. the sympathetic pre- and post-ganglionic fibers in the innervated areas of stellate ganglion are affected. Therefore, the control of vascular dilatation and constriction, muscular movement, bronchial smooth muscle relaxation and contraction, and pain conduction, by sympathetic nerves is inhibited. In the central nervous system, the hypothalamus is mainly involved in the regulation of systemic autonomic nervous, immune and endocrine systems, and to maintain homeostasis. CO2-pneumoperitoneum causes severe stress-related homeostatic disorders including arrhythmia and blood pressure changes. This study will examine the effects of stellate ganglion block (SGB) on hemodynamics and stress response in patients undergoing CO-pneumoperitoneal surgery.

The primary objective of the study is to assess the chronic safety of MicroPort CRM market-released systems.

The goal of this Observational Prospective Multi-center Study is to observe the acute and long-term safety and performance outcomes after spatiotemporal dispersion-based AF/AT ablation utilizing the Volta Medical AI software in "real-life" clinical practice, without any imposed clinical workflow. Moreover, this study will allow to collect medico-economic data related to the tailored ablation strategy guided by the Volta Medical AI software. All patients enrolled are treated for their atrial fibrillation/tachycardia via a catheter ablation procedure using Volta Medical AI software during the mapping phase to identify areas of interest specific to the patient. The ablation approach is free and chosen by the operator according to his standard practice. Intraoperative and postoperative follow-up will be performed as in routine clinical practice during AF ablation procedures: hospitalization for ablation procedure and standard postoperative quarterly visits (at 3 months, at 6 months and/or 9 months as per study investigator's Standard Of Care) then annual visits up to 24 months post-ablation. Adverse Events, recurrences of atrial arrhythmia and AF related symptoms (EHRA score) are collected from the patient's enrollment until the patient's study termination. A quality-of-life questionnaire related to general health (EQ-5D-3L) is collected during the preoperative visit and at least during annual follow-up visits. The patient's study-termination corresponds to his last annual visit at 24 months post-ablation index.

This is a prospective clinical trial to determine the optimal QLV interval during implantation to achieve the best possible response from cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure patients.

Cardiac ablation is an invasive procedure requiring anesthetic support for immobility and analgesia. Benzodiazepines and opioids are the most commonly used agents, while they are associated with respiratory depression and hypotension. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of remifentanil and dexmedetomidine, which exerts sedative and analgesic effect without serious respiratory depression, with conventional midazolam/remifentanil combination on sedative and analgesic levels in patients undergoing endocardial ablation.

This is an open-label, multi-center, long-term, (open-ended) safety study with 125 mg per day of azimilide in patients who completed protocol 2000098.

Hypothesis: The CPAP treatment diminishes the effect of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ischemic heart disease or dilated myocardiopathy, systolic ventricular disfunction and sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS)Objectives: To analyze the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias (premature ventricular beat, non-sustained ventricular tachycardia and sustained ventricular tachycardia) and appropriate defibrillator therapies in patients with ischemic heart disease or dilated myocardiopathy, moderate-severe left ventricular dysfunction,with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and sleep apnea. To study the effect of CPAP on the cardiac arrhythmias and on the number of appropriate defibrillator therapies. Design: Parallel, randomized and single-blinded multicentric study to compare CPAP vs. hygienic-dietetic recommendations. Patients with SAHS (AHI≥15) and systolic left ventricle dysfunction patients with an ICD. Duration: 24 months.

The purpose this investigation is to more thoroughly investigate the effects of ranolazine on arrhythmias and microvolt t-wave alternans in patients who have an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) implanted either prophylactically to prevent sudden cardiac death, as well as in patients who may have had a clinically significant arrhythmic event prompting the insertion of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. It is anticipated this study will provide valuable new insight into the potential use of ranolazine to treat arrhythmias in higher risk patients.

Heart failure is a progressive disease that decreases the pumping action of the heart. This may cause a backup of fluid in the heart and may result in heart beat changes. When there are changes in the heart beat sometimes an implantable heart device is used to control the rate and rhythm of the heart beat. In certain heart failure cases, when the two lower chambers of the heart no longer beat in a coordinated manner, cardiac resynchronization therapy may be prescribed. People who have a dangerously fast heart beat, or whose heart is at risk of stopping beating, may be in need of an electronic device called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Atrial tachyarrhythmia (AT) is the name for rapid beats in the upper chambers of the heart. People with AT may experience symptoms such as heart palpitations (a racing or pounding feeling in the chest), shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue or weakness. The purpose of this study is to study an investigational implantable device containing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) therapies (CRT+ICD device) in subjects who are at significant risk of developing atrial tachyarrhythmias.