Active clinical trials for "Ventricular Dysfunction"

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of wearable defibrillator use in patients with left ventricular dysfunction or advanced heart failure symptoms, who have a high-risk for sudden cardiac death but are either not eligible for an implantable defibrillator under current guidelines or are not able to receive the device due to their condition.

On a population of patients followed by an office-based cardiologist and treated with eplerenone, the objectives of the survey are: To describe the characteristics of the population treated. To describe the methods of use of eplerenone (posology, duration of treatment, medicinal combinations). To describe the follow-up methods of the treatment. To describe the possible interruptions of the treatment

The purpose of this research is to prospectively test and validate the single-lead Low EF algorithm in outpatients in order to test the performance of a single-lead ECG based algorithm to identify people with decreased left ventricular EF.

In chronic systolic heart failure patients submitted to cardiac resynchronization therapy, the study aims at assessing whether geometric variations in coronary sinus lead tip trajectory throughout the cardiac cycle acutely induced by biventricular pacing, are predictive of the volumetric and clinical response to the treatment at six-month follow-up.

Short title REPORT-BPD feasibility study Design A mixed methods observational cohort feasibility study Study Setting Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Aim To explore the feasibility of measuring the right ventricular function of the premature heart to develop a prediction model to identify early BronchoPulmonary Dysplasia in premature infants. Objectives 1. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the study procedures e.g., recruitment, echo scans performance, data collection, storage, and analysis. 2. To identify the sensitive echo parameters in assessing the right ventricle function of the heart to be included in a prediction model to identify early BPD in premature infants. Study Participants Preterm infants born <32 weeks of gestational age, their parents and healthcare professionals involved in the care of the study's preterm infants. Sample size 40 preterm infants Follow-up Each preterm infant will be followed up till they are 36 weeks of post menstrual age (PMA) or until discharge home whichever comes first. Study Period 18 months Outcome Measures Establishing sensitive and feasible echo parameters for detecting right ventricle dysfunction associated with early BPD pulmonary vascular changes. Suitability of eligibility criteria and sample characteristics. Fidelity to the study procedures such as recruitment, data collection including echo scans performance at the set time points. Recruitment, accrual, and retention rates.

Cardiac pacing is the only effective treatment for symptomatic bradycardia. The right ventricular apex (RVA) has become the most frequently used ventricular pacing site. However, RVA pacing has been shown to cause left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony wich can lead to LV dysfunction and development of heart failure. Recent studies in animals have demonstrated that pacing at the LV septum induces significantly less ventricular dyssynchrony than RVA pacing and is able to improve LV function to a similar degree as biventricular (BiV) pacing. In addition it was shown that a LV septum lead can be placed permanently by driving a lead with extended helix from the RV side through the inter-ventricular septum into the LV endocardial layer. This was shown to be a feasible and safe procedure and lead stability was shown during four months of follow-up in otherwise healthy and active canines. LV septum pacing may therefore be a good treatment alternative in patients with symptomatic bradycardia, as well as patients with an indication for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The purpose of this study is to translate the findings from preclinical studies to the clinical situation by investigating the feasibility, long-term lead stability and safety of LV septum pacing by transvenous approach through the inter-ventricular septum in patients.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether preoperative optimization with levosimendan in heart failure patients undergoing hip fracture surgery improves haemodynamic and tissue perfusion parameters.

We hypothesize that combined critical care ultrasound and PAC monitoring-oriented therapy protocol (CUP protocol), would improve prognosis of patients of ARDS with right ventricular dysfunction. Therefore, the overall goal of the study is: 1) To build the combined critical care ultrasound and PAC monitoring-oriented therapy protocol （CUP Protocol）in detail for patients of ARDS with RV dysfunction. Advantage of CUP protocol is that it directly aims at key parameters that we need for the prevention and treatment of such patients; we could improve the mechanical ventilation protocol, unequal pulmonary lesions, hemodynamics management and reduce pulmonary artery pressure according to these parameters, so that to improve the prognosis of the patients.2) To verify the value of CUP Protocol in ARDS with ACP.

This post-market study is a prospective observational study evaluating the efficacy and safety of the LifeVest in real-life settings.

The purpose of this research is to prospectively test and validate the single-lead Low EF algorithm in outpatients in order to test the performance of a single-lead ECG based algorithm to identify people with decreased left ventricular EF.