Local Vasoconstriction in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Postural Tachycardia SyndromeThe investigators study will determine how often blood flow regulation abnormalities and abnormalities of sympathetic regulation produced by nitric oxide, angiotensin-II, and oxidative stress occur in POTS and the mechanism(s) of POTS in individual patients. Specific causes for POTS may vary from patient to patient. Patients will be compared to healthy control subjects. There is a treatment arm with a medication (losartan) that reduces the binding of angiotensin and increases NO. If the investigators know the specific biochemical mechanism the investigators may be able to offer further specific treatments to specific patients.
Reducing Episodes by Septal Pacing Efficacy Confirmation Trial (RESPECT)
Atrial FibrillationTachycardia3 moreThe purpose of this study is to find out if specialized programs in the AT500 and EnRhythm pacemakers will reduce the number of irregular heartbeat in the upper chamber of the heart and reduce symptoms (such as shortness of breath, dizziness, and others).
DATAS: The Dual Chamber & Atrial Tachyarrhythmias Adverse Events Study
Ventricular TachycardiaVentricular Fibrillation2 moreThe Dual Chamber & Atrial Tachyarrhythmias Adverse Events Study (DATAS) was designed to analyze the ability of dual chamber ICDs, to reduce clinically significant adverse events as compared to single chamber ICD in a non selected population with conventional indication of ICD implantation.
Utility and Procedural Feasibility of REBOA Operationalized for Non-Trauma Application (UP-FRONT)...
Cardiac ArrestOut-Of-Hospital2 moreSingle center randomized-controlled trial in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. This study will investigate the feasibility and utility of the Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) procedure using a REBOA catheter device in patients who have experienced an OHCA and have not regained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Hemodynamic Response During Double Lumen Endotracheal Intubation...
Intubation ComplicationTracheal Intubation Morbidity4 moreThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on hemodynamic responses during laryngoscopy and double lumen endotracheal intubation and assess the adverse effect related to complications of dexmedetomidine.
PAtient NOtifier Feature for Reduction of Anxiety
TachycardiaVentricularThis study is intended to look at the effect of the SJM vibrating Patient Notifier™ system, which will warn the patient of possible failures of the implanted system, on reducing patient device related anxiety
PREPARE - Primary Prevention Parameters Evaluation
TachycardiaVentricular4 moreThe purpose of this study is to test specific device programming in patients without a previous history of a life-threatening, abnormally fast heartbeat who are implanted with a Medtronic ICD (Implantable Cardioconverter Defibrillator) or ICD with CRT (Cardiac Resynchronozation Therapy) device. The information learned from this study could be used to guide physicians in future ICD or CRT device programming.
AutoMatic disPERsion Tagging Function Preliminary Evaluation
Atrial FibrillationAtrial Tachycardia1 moreInterventional, prospective, non-randomized, single-center, non-controlled clinical investigation as part of the premarket clinical evaluation of VX1+ medical device, aiming to verify that VX1+ in bidirectional configuration with auto-tagging function is both ergonomic and reliable for dispersed electrograms detection and automatic tagging on 3D-map in real-time.
Abnormal QT-Response to the Sudden Tachycardia Provoked by Standing in Individuals With Drug-induced...
Long QT SyndromeThe drug-induced long QT syndrome (diLQTS) describes a clinical entity in which administration of a drug produces marked prolongation of the QT interval of the electrocardiogram, associated with the development of a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, termed torsades de pointes (TdP). The heart rate is an important variable affecting the QT interval. The QT interval normally shortens as the heart rate accelerates; however, the adaptation of the QT interval to sudden heart rate acceleration is not instantaneous. Interestingly, Holter studies show that the speed of response of the QT interval to sudden changes in heart rate (that is, the time it takes the QT interval of a given person to reach a new steady-state QT/RR relation) in healthy persons is highly individual and independent of the basic QTc. The investigators and others recently proposed the "quick standing" test as a simple bedside test that facilitates the diagnosis of congenital LQTS. The test takes advantage of the fact that as one stands up, the heart rate acceleration is abrupt while the associated QT-interval shortening is gradual. As the R-R interval shortens faster than the QT interval, the QT appears to "stretch" toward the next P wave and the corrected QT interval (QTc) for heart rate actually increases momentarily. The phenomenon of "QT stretching" is universal but is exaggerated in patients with LQTS, allowing for a simple but accurate diagnostic test. There is no data on the effects of quick standing on drug-associated form of the long QT syndrome. The investigators therefore propose the present study to better understand who these patients with drug-associated form of the long QT syndrome are and what the significance of their abnormal QT-response is.
BIO|CONCEPT.BIOMONITOR III
Atrial FibrillationSyncope1 moreThe objective of the study is to confirm the safety and efficacy of the BIOMONITOR III system. Furthermore, the insertion procedure, the use and handling of the incision and insertion tools and the sensing quality of the BIOMONITOR III will be assessed.