Implantable cardiac monitors in high-risk post-infarction patients with cardiac autonomic dysfunction (SMART-MI-DZHK9)
Contacts- Steffen Massberg
- Stefan Kääb
Inclusion criteria- Acute myocardial infarction <40 days
Left ventricular ejection fraction 36-50%
Presence of cardiac autonomic dysfunction by means of abnormal periodic repolarization dynamics and/or abnormal deceleration capacity
Age 18-80 years
Sinus rhythm
Optimal medical therapy
Exclusion criteria- ICD or pacemaker indication
Known paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation
Life expectancy < 12 months
Inability to comply with follow-up
Pregnancy
Participation in another trial that may interfere