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Sympathetic Innervation of the Heart and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy(CRT)

Conditions Phase Intervention Type
  • Heart Failure
N/A

View trial NCT00567645 on www.clinicaltrials.gov

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Contacts

Please use the information below to contact the trial coordinators.

    Isabelle C Van Gelder, Prof
    050-3612355
    i.c.van.gelder@thorax.umcg.nl
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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 85 years
Genders Eligible for Study
Both

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University Medical Centre Groningen

Inclusion Criteria

- Indication for CRT

- Stable optimal medication

- Non ischemic cardiomyopathy

Exclusion Criteria

- Age less then 18 years

- Previous CRT

- Clinically relevant valvular heart disease or coronary artery disease

- Acute or chronic infection

- Untreated clinical hypo- or hyperthyroidism or < 3 months euthyroidism

- Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as a systolic blood pressure > 160 mm Hg and/or a
diastolic blood pressure > 95 mm Hg

- A concurrent medical condition (i.e. alcohol or drug abuse or a severe progressive
extra cardiac disease or M. Parkinson) or is unlikely to comply with the protocol

- Participation to a previous protocol involving radioactivity in the past year

- Pregnancy

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to assess whether baseline sympathetic innervation in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) is predictive for response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). And to assess whether response to CRT coincides with restoration of regional sympathetic innervation.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00567645

Overall Contact Backup

Isabelle C Van Gelder, Prof
050-3612355
i.c.van.gelder@thorax.umcg.nl

Locations

  • University Medical Center Groningen
    Groningen, Netherlands
    (Recruiting)

    Contact info

    I.C. van Gelder , Prof
    050-3612355
    i.c.van.Gelder@thorax.umcg.nl

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