Primary objective of this study is to evaluate whether the use of a quadripolar left ventricular (LV) electrode compared to a standard bipolar LV electrode leads to lower non-responder rates in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
81
Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum
Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Increase in peak oxygen consumption
Time frame: 6 months
Reduction of New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class
Time frame: 6 months
Survival
Time frame: 6 months
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