Clinical trials: Sudden Cardiac Death Primary Prevention
Tachycardia, Ventricular, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
PREPARE - Primary Prevention Parameters Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to test specific device programming in patients without a previous history of a life-threatening, abnormally fast heartbeat who are implanted with a Medtronic ICD (Implantable Cardioconverter…
- Conditions
- Tachycardia, Ventricular, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Fibrillation, Ventricular, Syncope
- Trial name
- NCT00279279
- Testing
- Implanted Device
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Myocardial Infarction, Sudden Death
Clinical Registry on Sudden Death Primary Prevention at Latin America
INTRODUCTION: Sudden cardiac death is one of the most important reasons of death at industrialized countries. Despite its importance, nowadays Clinical Guidelines are not as extended as expected, with respect to indications for…
- Trial name
- ESCAPE-ICD (NCT01422174)
- Testing
- Implantable Cardio Defibrillator (ICD),
- Where
- Argentina
- Sponsor
- Biotronik SE & Co. KG
Cardiomyopathies
Assessment of Appropriate ICD Implantation for Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Prophylactic implant of an ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) for prevention of sudden cardiac death from a life-threatening heart rhythm abnormality is a standard recommendation for patients with ejection fractions…
- Trial name
- NCT00926159
- Volunteers
- 549 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota Physicians Heart at Fairview