Decompensation Detection Study

Decompensation Detection Study

To gather data and analyze decompensation events.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients implanted with an approved Guidant CRT-D HF device programmed to CRT therapy in VDD or DDD mode.
• Patients prescribed to the LATITUDE(R) system configured for at least weekly device interrogations and symptoms reporting.
• Patients willing to use the LATITUDE(R) enabled weight scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients that require adaptive rate pacing (rate-responsive modes).
• Patients that have received routinely scheduled intravenous inotropic therapy as part of their drug regimen within the past 90 days.
• Both