Guided pacing wire placement using heart scans
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether using detailed heart scans (PET and CT) to guide the placement of a special pacing wire can improve outcomes for people with heart failure who have a specific ECG pattern. If you qualify, you may receive more personalized placement of the pacing lead.
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Who can take part
- You must have heart failure that causes symptoms (like breathlessness or fatigue) even with the best medical treatment.
- Your heart's pumping ability (ejection fraction) must be 35% or less.
- You must have a regular heart rhythm (not atrial fibrillation).
- Your ECG must show a certain type of electrical delay (non-LBBB or narrow LBBB) with a QRS duration between 130 and 150 milliseconds.
- You need to have normal or only mildly reduced kidney function (not severe chronic kidney disease).
- You must be willing to consent and to be told about any unexpected findings from the scans.
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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