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Feasibility Study of Radiofrequency Heating of Cardiac Infarction Scar to Treat Heart Failure

NCT00881777 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3

Last updated 2011-07-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the safety and potential effectiveness of a new surgical procedure for treating heart failure. The experimental treatment is performed during standard coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and applies radiofrequency energy to heat a portion of the damaged heart muscle. The tissue heating reduces the enlarged heart of patients suffering from ischemic heart failure, and may result in the heart pumping blood more efficiently, thereby improving the functional status of the patient.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Radiofrequency heating of the myocardial infarct scar

Radiofrequency energy is applied to the epicardial surface of the heart using an external generator and a hand-held probe to heat myocardial infarction scar.

PROCEDURE

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery

A standard surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease. Arteries or veins from elsewhere in the body are grafted to the coronary arteries to bypass atherosclerotic narrowings and improve the blood supply to the coronary circulation supplying the myocardium.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • CoRepair, Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • Paraguay
  • Poland

Study Locations

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