To evaluate mirabegron's effect on ventricular arrhythmia control. The study will be conducted in ambulatory patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT), organic heart diseases, and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). The investigators will perform a pilot study involving 20 patients. Each will receive 50 mg of mirabegron. All will have neuECG recordings made before and 2 months after mirabegron. The data will be analyzed to test the proposed hypothesis.
Objectives: Primary objective: To evaluate if mirabegron can reduce the VT burden. Secondary objective: To test the hypothesis that mirabegron can reduce the average skin sympathetic nerve activity (aSKNA). Endpoints: The primary endpoint is the burden of VT detected by ICD. The secondary endpoint is the average skin sympathetic nerve activity, symptoms, and quality of life (QOL) questionnaires. Study Population: This is a pilot study in patients with an ICD and, on average, \> 2 episodes of VT per month over the past 2 months despite guideline-recommended medical therapy (GRMT). Phase: Phase 2. Description of Sites/Facilities Enrolling Participants: The investigators will enroll patients in the cardiac device clinic at the Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Ashkan Ehdaie (co-investigator) directs the clinic, which routinely follows up on patients with ICDs. Description of Study Intervention: The investigators will give the patients 50 mg/day of mirabegron orally for three months. Study Duration: One-year. Participant Duration: Approximately three months. The primary endpoint takes 2 months to complete. The investigators will call the patient at 3 months to determine if there are any complications. The patient will then exit the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Mirabegron is a beta-3 agonist approved by FDA to treat overactive bladder. Our preclinical studies showed that it is antiarrhythmic in the ventricles.
The primary endpoint is reduction of the burden of VT detected by ICD
The patients with ICD will record the VT burden. The investigators will use that number as the primary outcomes measure.
Time frame: 3 months
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