Left Atrial Volume as Predictor for Arrhythmic Events and CRT Response (iLAV)

Ospedale Borgo Trento - Verona

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Left Atrial Volume

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03141606

20140002277

Details and patient eligibility

About

Left atrial volume role for CRT response and for arrhythmic events (VT/VF/AT/AF) onset

Enrollment: 230 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 35%, II, III or IV NYHA Class, even if optimal medical therapy.
• Patients with standard indication to CRT according current guideline, sinus rhythm at implantation, LBBB and QRS duration >= 120 ms
• Patients who will undergo to a new CRT-defibrillator system implantation
• Patients who are able to understand and sign the informed consent
• Patients who are able to attend all required follow-up visits at the study centerfor 24 months

Exclusion criteria

• Age < 18 years
• Women who are pregnant or who are planning to become pregnant
• Patients with permanent Atrial Fibrillation or persistent Atrial Fibrillation in the 90 days preceding the implantation
• Patients with organic mitral valve disease
• Patients with prosthetic heart valves
• Patients who will undergo to upgrading from other devices (PM or ICD) to CRT, heart transplantation, patients with CRT devices