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To conduct a prospective, observational study to evaluate the non-interventional feasibility of using heart sounds measurements recorded by the LifeVest® Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) for monitoring clinical evidence of heart failure decompensation.
To conduct a prospective, observational study to evaluate the non-interventional feasibility of using heart sounds measurements recorded by the LifeVest® Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) for monitoring clinical evidence of heart failure decompensation.
Participants will be adult (age ≥ 18 years) heart failure patients with an ejection fraction (EF) ≤ 35% and eligible to wear the WCD for at least 3 months.
An FDA-approved WCD will be prescribed for at least 3 months of use after hospital discharge.
This is a multi-center, prospective, observational study.
The study will enroll a total of 300 subjects, anticipating that at least 250 subjects will complete the study. A maximum of 50 sites will enroll patients into the study.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) | Device | Observe and compare the heart sound measurements recorded by the WCD |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Observe the changes in the heart sounds measurement | Observe the changes in the heart sounds measurement (recorded by the WCD) with clinical evidence of heart failure decompensation during the three month WCD treatment period. | 3 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Participants will be adult (age ≥ 18 years) heart failure patients with an ejection fraction (EF) ≤ 35% and eligible to wear the WCD for at least 3 months.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Steven J. Szymkiewicz, MD | Zoll Medical Corporation | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Strategies Research Center | National City | California | 91950 | United States | ||
| JFK Medical Center |
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| Atlantis |
| Florida |
| 33462 |
| United States |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | 33308 | United States |
| Northside Hospital / Heart Institute | St. Petersburg | Florida | 33709 | United States |
| Carle Foundation Hospital | Urbana | Illinois | 61801 | United States |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46237 | United States |
| Cardiovascular Institute of Michigan | Clinton Township | Michigan | 48038 | United States |
| Genesys Regional Medical Center | Grand Blanc | Michigan | 48439 | United States |
| Sparrow Clinical Research Institute | Lansing | Michigan | 48912 | United States |
| Michigan CardioVascular Institute | Saginaw | Michigan | 48601 | United States |
| Virtua The Cardiology Group | Moorestown | New Jersey | 08057 | United States |
| Virtua The Cardiology Group | Voorhees Township | New Jersey | 08043 | United States |
| Saratoga Clinical Research | Saratoga Springs | New York | 12866 | United States |
| MD First Research | Anderson | South Carolina | 29625 | United States |
| McLeod Regional | Florence | South Carolina | 29506 | United States |
| Chippenham Medical Center | Richmond | Virginia | 23225 | United States |
| West Virginia University Research | Morgantown | West Virginia | 26506 | United States |
| Medizinische Universität Graz | Graz | Austria |
| Charité Berlin Benjamin Franklin | Berlin | Germany |
| Herzzentrum Dresden | Dresden | Germany |
| Uni Erlangen | Erlangen | 91054 | Germany |
| Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Germany |
| Albertinenkrankenhaus HamburgKardiologie Albertinen-Krankenhaus | Hamburg | Germany |
| Asklepios St. Georg Hamburg | Hamburg | Germany |
| Sana Klinikum Hof, | Hof | Germany |
| Krankenhaus und MVZ Maria-Hilf Stadtlohn GmbH | Stadtlohn | Germany |
| University of Würzburg, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I | Würzburg | Germany |
| American Heart of Poland S.A. | Chrzanów | 32-500 | Poland |
| Wissmed Gdanskie Centrum | Gdansk | 80-175 | Poland |
| Klinika Elektrokardiologii Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi | Lodz | 92-213 | Poland |
| Spzoz Msw | Rzeszów | 35-111 | Poland |
| EMED Centrum Uslug Medycznych | Rzeszów | 35-205 | Poland |
| Wojewodzki Szpital Zespolony | Torun | 87-100 | Poland |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006333 | Heart Failure |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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