Active clinical trials for "Ventricular Dysfunction"

It´s a first open-label trial in humans to evaluate the safety and efficacy of epicardial delivery of collagen patches with adipose-derived stem cells in patients with ischemic heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction that remain symptomatic despite optimal medical treatment.

Background: Residual pulmonary regurgitation following repair of tetralogy of Fallot, in particular the use of a transannular patch, has been shown to correlate with the development of right ventricular dysfunction. Optimal timing of pulmonary valve replacement, therefore, is important to preserve right ventricular function. Several recent studies suggested that a threshold of right ventricular end-diastolic volume for intervention, in order to preserve the likelihood of adequate reverse remodeling, is in the region of 150 to 200 ml/m2 body surface area. However, there is evidence that right ventricular function does not always recover following pulmonary valve replacement even if the end-diastolic volume is below this cut-off. In addition, previous studies suggested that early dysfunction may be present before symptoms occur. However, early dysfunction is difficult to assess. Methods: Analysis of right ventricular function by pressure-volume loops has been extensively evaluated in experimental studies and is generally considered the optimal way to quantify right ventricular function. By recording a family of pressure-volume loops during reduction of preload, achieved by temporary balloon occlusion of the inferior caval vein, the contractility can be calculated by the slope of the endsystolic pressure-volume relation (elastance). Changes of contractility following dobutamine infusion could be noted by changes of elastance. The increase of the slope during dobutamine demonstrates the contractility reserve of the right ventricle. Purpose: To evaluate the right ventricular contractility reserve to determine early ventricular dysfunction after repair of tetralogy of Fallot.

The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the progression of ventricular dysfunction in patients with ventricular dysfunction within the permanent pacing population.

To compare the images from standard cardiac ultrasound with images from a small hand-held device; to find out more about the feasibility and accuracy of a small hand-held ultrasound device.

The purpose of the INSPIRE-ELR study is to characterize arrhythmias in post MI low EF (≤35%) patients in the acute phase (at discharge from hospital after index MI) and chronic phase (at 8-10 weeks after index MI) and to correlate with patients at high risk of all-cause mortality or sudden cardiac death (SCD) at 1 year.

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients with pulmonary hypertension and mildly elevated heart pressure known as PCWP will exhibit different patterns on echocardiography and that these patterns will predict treatment response to sildenafil, a drug given for this condition.

Erythropoietin Treatment in Patients with systolic left ventricular dysfunction, mild anemia and normal renal function

The purpose of this investigation is to develop a means to improve the recovery of cardiac metabolism and ventricular function following coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in patients with poor preoperative ventricular function (e.g. ejection fraction <40%).

This prospective study evaluates the mechanisms of benefit of sacubitril/valsartan in a population of outpatients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, to investigate the relationship between the effects on left ventricular ejection fraction and volumes and noninvasively hemodynamic echo-derived parameters, as cardiac output and left ventricular filling pressure.

Low Cardiac Output Syndrome occurs frequently after cardiac surgery, especially when pre-operative LVEF is altered (LVEF≤45%). The correction of hemodynamic failure requires adapted treatments: fluid expansion and/or inotropic or vasoactive drugs. Predictive indices of a response to fluid challenge may allow an earlier hemodynamic optimization, which has not been showed until now when LVEF is altered.