About this trial
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is characterised by impaired diastolic function. A recent clinical trial has demonstrated multiple beneficial outcomes in HFpEF patients receiving personalised accelerated pacing from indwelling permanent pacemakers, including symptomatic improvement, objective reductions in NT-proBNP level and AF-burden.
The investigators aim to determine the underlying mechanisms behind these documented effects, to investigate the acute intracardiac haemodynamic response to temporary multisite pacing in HFpEF participants and to gain further mechanistic insight with additional haemodynamic, electrical and echocardiographic data collection during temporary pacing in this cohort. This will all provide valuable information towards new potential targets of therapy.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
Male or Female, aged 18 years or above.
Formal diagnosis of HFpEF as per ESC guidelines
NYHA grade II-IV heart failure symptoms
Disqualifiers
History of persistent or permanent AF
Permanent pacing device in situ
Female participants who are pregnant, lactating or planning pregnancy during the course of the study.
Scheduled elective surgery or other procedures requiring general anaesthesia during the study.
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Acute Haemodynamic Study
Diagnostic testMultisite temporary pacing
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Number of participants with changes in left ventricular end diastolic pressure upon accelerated right atrial pacing and conduction system pacing
Measurement of the absolute left ventricular end diastolic pressure (in mmHg) and volume (in milliliter) at real-time during each pacing mode, heart rate and AV delay with a pressure volume loop catheter
Secondary outcomes
Number of participants with leftward, downward shift in the LV P-V loop during accelerated RA pacing and CSP, not reproduced by RV pacing
Qualitative assessment of the leftward, downward shift in the left ventricular P-V loop during accelerated right atrial pacing and conduction system pacing, not reproduced by right ventricular pacing
Number of participants with changes in Echo measures of diastology upon right atrial pacing and conduction system pacing
Measurement of the absolute left ventricular tissue velocity (measured in centimeter/second) with the use of a pulse wave tissue doppler imaging (TDI) signal in the apical four chamber view
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