Improve quality-of-life reporting after defibrillator heart ablation
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at how to better track patients’ quality of life (how you feel and function) after catheter ablation for a dangerous heart rhythm, using questionnaires you complete. It may help the care team understand how to measure patient outcomes more accurately after treatment.
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Who can take part
- You are an adult (over 18 years old)
- You have an implanted defibrillator (ICD) that has been in place for more than 3 months
- Your ICD previously recorded a fast heart rhythm (VT) that required treatment from the ICD
- You have reduced heart pumping ability in the left or right ventricle (your doctor can confirm this)
- You can give written informed consent
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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