Change in Heart Rate Variability Prior to Tachyarrhythmia in ICD Implanted Patients (HRV)

Sheba Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00701467

SHEBA-4743-07-MG-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate changes in HRV during the time before a spontaneous episode of ventricular tachyarrhythmia.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• S/P lexos VR/-T,DR/-T implantation
• Signed patient informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• CAF
• Life expectancy<6 months
• Impending heart transplant
• Persistent recurring tachycardia
• Rhythm disturbances that preclude a meaningful HRV analysis
• Participation in another study.

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

Observation