Pacemaker study for heart failure with low heart rate
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a special pacemaker setting to help your heart beat faster during exercise. It may improve your ability to be active if you have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and a low resting heart rate.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have heart failure symptoms that make daily activities a little harder (at least NYHA class II).
- You have a type of heart failure called HFpEF, where your heart pumps normally but is stiff. Your doctor will check your ejection fraction (≥50%).
- You are 18 or older and have been hospitalized for heart failure before.
- You can do an exercise test on a treadmill or bike.
- Your resting heart rate is low (below 65 bpm if you have normal rhythm, or below 70 bpm if you have atrial fibrillation).
- You are not taking beta-blockers, digitalis, or certain calcium channel blockers.
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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