Genetic Basis of Pacing-induced Cardiomyopathy

The Guthrie Clinic153 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to collect a saliva sample from patients with a pacemaker to study genes involved in cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart muscle is abnormal.

DNA will be extracted from the saliva to test for changes in genes related to cardiomyopathy.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

153

Conditions

Pacemaker, Artificial Cardiomyopathies

Interventions

Saliva sampleOTHER

Extract sample of saliva only once

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have been assessed for cardiomyopathy Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not have adequate follow up care to determine if they do or do not have cardiomyopathy

Locations (1)

Robert Packer Hospital

Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of participants with genotype frequency

Number of participants with genotype frequency based on genetic testing of saliva samples

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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