Ventricular Tachycardia clinical trials at UCLA
2 in progress, 1 open to eligible people
Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Prevention of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of cardiac sympathetic denervation (CSD) surgery on life threatening abnormal heart rhythms called ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation that can lead to sudden cardiac death. Subjects will be asked to participate in this research study if they have recurrent ventricular tachycardia (at least one ICD shock for ventricular tachycardia) and have undergone at least one catheter ablation procedure or have ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation that is not ablatable. The goal of this study is to determine whether cardiac sympathetic denervation can prevent these abnormal heart rhythms from occurring and therefore, prevent, ICD shocks which are not only painful, but have been shown to reduce quality of life and/or lead to depression, particularly in the period immediately after the shock.
Los Angeles, California and other locations
IVTCC 2.0: A Prospective Multicenter Ventricular Tachycardia Catheter Ablation Registry
Sorry, accepting new patients by invitation only
This is a prospective multi-center international registry. The objective of this registry is to collect prospective data on patients undergoing catheter ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) and Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC). The registry will be used for clinical monitoring, research, and quality improvement purposes.
Los Angeles, California and other locations
Our lead scientists for Ventricular Tachycardia research studies include Marmar Vaseghi Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD.
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