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Apical Compression Stitch - a New Option for LV Remodelling

NCT00428467 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2007-01-30

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Summary

The current study analyses the LV geometry of failing LVs measured by MRI scanning with respect to systolic versus diastolic function. A new surgical method for remodelling enlarged left ventricles is introduced.An apical remodelling stitch led to significant remodelling which was accompanied by improvement in ventricular function.

Conditions

  • Heart Failure
  • Left Ventrikular Remodelling
  • Left Ventricular Geometry

Interventions

PROCEDURE

LV Apex Compression

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Omer Dzemali, MD · Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-05-31
Completion
2007-04-30

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