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Study of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony in Heart Failure Patients

NCT00953953 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2012-01-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Heart failure has become one of the major epidemics of the modern era. Despite optimal standard drug therapy, the prognosis of patients with heart failure remains poor. Patient with Heart Failure are prone to have "dyssynchrony" which means that there are electrical disturbances that cause the heart to pump blood in an inefficient way. Ventricular dyssynchrony has been associated with increased mortality in patients with heart failure. Based on these observations, techniques have been developed to correct dyssynchrony. The investigators propose to investigate the change of dyssynchrony in relation to intravascular volume status and exercise in heart failure patients. The investigators also propose to examine dyssynchrony in the setting of acutely decompensated heart failure. The change in dyssynchrony will be followed to examine if it translates into clinical significance.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Phillips ultrasound system

The tissue doppler imaging color images will be acquired from two, three, and four-chamber apical views to assess the longitudinal contraction of the left ventricle.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Darshak Karia, MD · Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-10-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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