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Cardiac Resynchronization and Defibrillator Therapy (CRT-D) or CRT Alone (CRT-P) in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure without late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) high-risk markers- CRT-REALITY study - Study design and rationale
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Biomedical Papers, Olomouc: Palacky University |
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| Citation | |
| web | https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/corproof.php?tartkey=bio-000000-2769 |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.5507/bp.2021.015 |
| Keywords | non-ischemic cardiomyopathy; heart failure; implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; cardiac resynchronization therapy; magnetic resonance imaging; late gadolinium enhancement; randomized controlled trial |
| Description | Background. Primary preventive implantation of implantable defibrillator (ICD) is according to current guidelines indicated in patients with heart failure NYHA (New York Heart Association) class II/III and LVEF <35%. Thanks to ad-vances in heart failure pharmacotherapy, a decrease in mortality could render a benefit of ICD insufficient to justify its implantation in some patients. Methods. Study design: multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial evaluating the benefit of implantation of Cardiac Resynchronization and Defibrillator Therapy (CRT-D) or CRT Alone (CRT-P) in non-ischemic patients with reduced left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) and optimal pharmacotherapy without significant mid-wall myocardial fibrosis detected by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). The primary end-point: Re-hospitalization for heart failure, ventricular tachycardia, major adverse cardiac events (MACE). The secondary end-points: Sudden cardiac death, cardiovascular death, resuscitated cardiac arrest or sustained ventricular tachycardia, device-related complications, and change in quality of life. Course of the study: After a pharmacotherapy is optimized and significant mid-wall myocardial fibrosis excluded, patients will be randomized 1:1 to CRT-P or CRT-D implantation. Discussion. If our hypothesis is confirmed, this could provide evidence for the management of these patients with a significant impact on common daily praxis and health care expenditures. Trial registration. ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04139460 |