Circulating Biomarkers and Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia (LIFEMARKER)

Ochsner Health System

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cardiomyopathy

Ventricular Fibrillation

Ventricular Tachycardia

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

NCT01892462

ISRCRM400003

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether levels of inflammatory markers in circulating blood can correlate with risk for dangerous heart rhythms. Patients with systolic heart failure, which has been shown to increase risk for dangerous heart rhythms, will be enrolled. All subjects will have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in place, which allows regular evaluation of heart rhythm.

Full description

If you agree to be in this study, you will be asked to the following things:

you will come into the EP device clinic every three months for one year to have your device interrogated and will complete an EKG
you will have labs drawn to measure levels of certain markers of inflammation in the body. This information will be used to identify new ways to test for risk of abnormal heart rhythms and other heart disease
you will review your medications with the study coordinator and along with any recent illnesses or hospitalizations

Enrollment

220 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria