RAPID-RF: Remote Active Monitoring in Patients With Heart Failure

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients who are expected to receive a heart transplant during the course of the study
• •Patients who have received or who will receive a tricuspid valve prosthesis during the course of the study
• •Patients who have previously received an implantable cardiac resynchronization device (e.g., biventricular pacemaker or biventricular ICD)
• •Patients whose life expectancy is less than 12 months
• •Patients who are currently enrolled in another observational registry or investigational study that could directly impact the treatment or outcome of the RAPID-RF Registry. Contact Guidant's Clinical Application Research Study (CARS) department to determine eligibility.
• •Patients who are younger than 18 years of age
• •Patients who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during the study
• •Patients who are unable or refuse to comply with the protocol requirements