4 studies found

CardioMEMSTM HF System Post Approval Study

RATIONALE: Heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. CardioMEMS HF System is an FDA approved implantable device that wirelessly measures and monitors pulmonary arterial pressure and heart rate. The CHAMPION trial demonstrated that management of heart failure using pulmonary artery pressure information obtained with the CardioMEMS HF...

INcrease Of VAgal TonE in CHF (INOVATE-HF) - A Randomized Study to Establish the Safety and Efficacy of CardioFit® for the Treatment of Subjects With Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Prospective, Randomized (3:2 active:control), Open Label, Event-driven Interventional Study. All subjects undergo the following: Baseline, Randomization, (Implantation & Optimization for subjects randomized to the active therapy), and Follow-up Period, followed by an Extension period, which lasts until the end of the study. The Clinical Events Committee (CEC) and Data Monitoring...

International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical and Invasive Approaches (ISCHEMIA)

BACKGROUND: Evidence supporting a routine invasive practice paradigm for patients with stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) is outdated. In strategy trials conducted in the 1970s, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improved survival as compared with no CABG in SIHD patients with high-risk anatomic features. The relevance of these studies today...

S1501 Carvedilol in Preventing Cardiac Toxicity in Patients With Metastatic HER-2-Positive Breast Cancer

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess whether prophylactic beta blocker therapy with carvedilol compared with no intervention reduces the risk of subsequent cardiac dysfunction in patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving trastuzumab?based HER-2 targeted therapy. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess whether prophylactic beta blocker therapy with carvedilol compared with no intervention...