Mechanical Alternans Study

NCT01557465 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 134

Last updated 2015-04-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether mechanical alternans (alternating strong and weak heart beats with a constant beat-to-beat interval), can be used to predict malignant ventricular arrhythmias, requiring defibrillation or appropriate ICD therapies, and to predict progression of heart failure and death.

Conditions

  • Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
  • Heart Failure

Sponsors & Collaborators

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2015-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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