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Keep this study
Lead
Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects
Age
Any age
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients with congenital heart defects
Heart failure of the Morphologically right or left system ventricle with an absolute ejection fraction of \< 40% in the failed ventricle
NYHA classes II-IV
Optimal drug therapy for heart failure according to the ESC guidelines
QRS interval ≥ 120 ms (demonstrated in at least two relevant ECG derivations, depending on existing bundle branch block symptoms)
Patients with chronic stimulation of the subpulmonary ventricle by a 1- or 2-ventricle pacemaker, which also meets the above-mentioned criteria
Patients with morphologically right ventricle in system position and significant insufficiency of the systemic atrioventricular valve, if they also meet the criteria listed above
You may not be if
PTCA, cardiomyoplasty or myocardial infarction / unstable angina pectoris or cerebral insult within the 6 weeks preceding the planned cardiac resynchronisation therapy
Patients with pulmonary hypertension / Eisenmenger's syndrome
Life expectancy \< 1 year due to a non-cardiac disease
Anticipated poor compliance by the patient
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Known or persistent abuse of prescription medicines, recreational drugs or alcohol
