Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Age 18 years or older (no upper age limit)
- * Optimal medical therapy for heart failure by current guidelines
- * Class IIa or IIb guideline-based indication for CRT-D implant in RBBB patients, including one of the following:
- * New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II HF symptoms, LVEF ≤ 30% and QRS≥ 150 ms (IIb); OR
- * NYHA class III-IV a HF, LVEF ≤ 35%, and QRS duration ≥ 150 ms (IIa); OR
- * NYHA class III-IV a HF, LVEF ≤ 35%, and QRS duration 120-149 ms (IIb)
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Unable to obtain most recent imaging data from echocardiogram within 1 year prior to date of randomization
- * Left bundle branch block (LBBB) or intraventricular conduction delay (IVCD) ECG morphology
- * Unable or unwilling to follow study protocol
- * Less than 12 months life expectancy at consent
- * Pregnancy or planned pregnancy during duration of the study
- * On heart transplant list or likely to undergo heart transplant
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No