Tolerability and Safety of CARDIOMEMS™ Intracardiac Continuous Cardiac Hemodynamic Monitoring Device in Patients With Cardio Renal Syndrome With Severe Renal Impairment

Heart Failure Clinical Trial

— CARDIOMEMS  

Official title:

Evaluation of the Tolerability and Safety of the CARDIOMEMS™ Intracardiac Continuous Cardiac Hemodynamic Monitoring Device in Patients With Cardio Renal Syndrome With Severe Renal Impairment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05428631
• Other study ID #: AOI GCS-MERRI/2019/JER001
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 26, 2022
• Est. completion date: August 26, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nimes
• Contact: Olivier MORANNE, Prof.
• Phone: +33 4.66.68.31.49
• Email: olivier.moranne[@]chu-nimes.fr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Renal failure is present in 40% of heart failure patients, and is one of the main comorbidities of heart failure. Follow-up with pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) monitoring has shown a reduction in mortality and frequency of hospitalization in patients with heart failure alone in the CHAMPION trial. Patients with New York Heart Association class III heart failure and a hospitalization in the previous 12 months were included in that study. They benefited from the "CardioMEMS™ HF" device with a sensor implanted in the pulmonary artery to measure PAP. According to that study, the information led to more precise and early adaptation of therapy by avoiding the onset of heart failure symptoms and reducing the number of hospitalizations. However, in that study, patients with impaired renal function (Glomerular Filtration Rate<25 mL/min/1.73m2) were excluded, limiting the indication for treatment in those patients, and the evolution of renal function during the study was not reported. Patients with heart failure AND advanced renal failure are defined as having a cardio-renal syndrome, with strong interaction between these 2 organs. In the event of predominant right heart failure, they may require treatment by renal replacement or dialysis. There seems to be a link between high venous pressure, renal repercussions and the need for dialysis. Additional follow-up data in this clinical situation are needed to confirm this link and to suggest the interest of continuous PAP monitoring to improve the management of these patients with cardio-renal syndrome with severe renal impairment defined by a Glomerular Filtration Rate< 30 ml/min/1.73m2 (KDIGO Cardio-renal 2019). This pilot study aims to evaluate how tolerable the "CARDIOMEMS™ HF" device in patients with cardio-renal syndrome and obtain the first information on the relationship between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function in this population.

Description:

There are currently 1.5 million heart failure patients in France. The high morbidity and mortality make it a major public health issue. Renal failure, present in 40% of these patients, is one of the main comorbidities of heart failure and makes its management more complex. Medical follow-up with pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) monitoring has shown a reduction in mortality and frequency of hospitalization in patients with heart failure alone in the CHAMPION trial. Patients with New York Heart Association class III heart failure and a hospitalization in the previous 12 months were included in this study. They benefited from the "CardioMEMS™ HF" device with implantation of a sensor in the pulmonary artery allowing direct and continuous measurement of PAP. According to this study, this information allowed for more precise and early adaptation of therapy by avoiding the occurrence of heart failure symptoms and reducing the frequency of hospitalizations. In this study, patients with impaired renal function were excluded (Glomerular Filtration Rate <25 mL/min/1.73m2), limiting the indication for treatment in these patients, and the evolution of renal function during the study was not reported. Patients with heart failure associated with advanced renal failure are defined as having a cardio-renal syndrome, with a strong interaction between these 2 organs that may, in particular in the case of predominant right heart failure, require treatment by renal replacement or dialysis. According to the data available to date, the predominant hypothesis is a link between high venous pressure, renal repercussions and the need for dialysis. Additional follow-up data in this clinical situation are needed to confirm this link and to suggest the interest of continuous monitoring of PAP to improve the management of these patients with cardio-renal syndrome with severe renal impairment defined by a Glomerular Filtration Rate< 30 ml/min/1.73m2 (KDIGO Cardio-renal 2019). Therefore, the investigators wish to initiate a pilot study evaluating the tolerability of the "CARDIOMEMS™ HF" device in patients with cardio renal syndrome and obtain the first information on the relationship between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function in this population. This is the first pilot study on the safety and tolerability of the use of the CardioMEMS™ HF medical device in cardio renal syndrome with severe renal impairment (documented by Glomerular Filtration Rate < 30 mL/min/1.73m2 measured by Iohexol clearance) treated medically and without renal replacement therapy. In this study, the CARDIOMEMS™ HF device, the most successful implanted pulmonary arterial pressure monitoring system currently available on the market will be implemented. Its teletransmitted information can guide the treatment of patients with heart failure.This system, by responding to the recent international recommendations which advocate a better understanding of the hemodynamic situation in this pathology with in particular the link between pulmonary arterial pressure and renal function, could help us to identify innovative evaluation tools with a view to improving therapeutic management with the new treatments available in heart failure (AA House et al: HF in kidney disease: a KDIGO conference report).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. completion date: August 26, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: August 26, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient with class NYHA III heart failure having been hospitalized in the previous 12 months for cardiac decompensation (the current indication for the CARDIOMEMS™ system), right heart failure or biventricular heart failure with the definition of TAPSE<15mm and/or SDTI<9.5cm/s regardless of LVEF, NtproBNP>1500 pg/ml.
• Patient with advanced renal failure with GFR (CKD-EPI) < 30 ml/min/1.73m2 for more than 3 months confirmed by GFR measurement (Iohexol clearance)
• Patient with a pulmonary artery greater than 7 mm in diameter.
• The patient has been informed of the study set-up, objectives, constraints and patient rights.
• The patient must have given free and informed consent and signed the consent form.
• The patient must be affiliated or a beneficiary of a health insurance plan. Precautions: if the patient is on anticoagulant therapy, an International Normalized Ratio <1.5 is recommended before right heart catheterization and any implantation procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a contraindication to the CARDIOMEMS™ HF system (pulmonary embolism with sequelae, artery less than 7 mm, active infection).
• Patients already on renal replacement therapy.
• Patients with a history of acute venous thrombosis.
• Patients unable to tolerate right heart catheterization.
• Patients with a major cardiovascular event (i.e., myocardial infarction, stroke) within 2 months of the initial examination.
• Patients with congenital heart disease or mechanical right heart valve(s).
• Patients with known hypersensitivity or allergy to aspirin and/or clopidogrel.
• Patients with a body mass index >35. Measure the patient's chest circumference at the armpit: if the patient's chest circumference is > 165 cm, the sensor should not be implanted.
• Patients unable to take dual anti-platelet therapy or anticoagulant therapy for one month after implantation
• Patient hypersensitive or allergic to iohexol.
• Patient is participating in another Class I interventional study, or has participated in another interventional study within the last 3 months.
• Patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study.
• Patient is under guardianship, conservatorship, or conservatorship.
• The patient refuses to sign the consent form.
• It is impossible to give the patient informed information.
• The patient is pregnant or nursing.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardio-Renal Syndrome
• Heart Failure
• Renal Insufficiency

Intervention

Device:
• Implantation of the CARDIOMEMS™ HF device
The initial routine workup includes a nephrological evaluation: mGFR with Iohexol before fitting the CARDIOMEMS™ HF device, renal echo-Doppler, urinary sedimentation, etiological assessment of severe Chronic Kidney Disease, NT-ProBNP, impedancemetry, urinary ionogram, weight, anemia assessment, and correction of possible iron and/or vitamin deficiency and a cardiology evaluation: blood pressure, heart rate, clinical data, biology (Complete Blood Count, iono, urea, creatinine, total bilirubin, ferritin, CST), echocardiography (Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction, E/A, E/e', indexed volume of the left atrium, Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion, Tissue Doppler S-wave, surface area of the right atrium, Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure, Right Atrial Pressure). The device will be implanted in the selected patients by Pr François Roubille at Montpellier University Hospital within 1 month of the pre-inclusion visit. It will monitor their pulmonary artery pressure.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	CHRU de Montpellier - Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve	Montpellier
France	Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes	Nîmes	Gard

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nimes	CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve MONTPELLIER

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Age of patients	In years	Day 0
Other	Weight of patients	In kilograms	Day 0
Other	Height of patients	In centimeters	Day 0
Other	Patient's cardiac history	The type of cardiopathy (ischemic, rhythmic, valvular, primitive dilated, hypertrophic, toxic, restrictive etc; will all be recorded.	Day 0
Other	Cardiovascular risk factors	All cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, dyslipidemia, overweight, chronic inflammatory disease, family background, sleep apnea syndrome , etc. will all be recorded.	Day 0
Other	Cardiac devices	Any devices such as a Pacemaker, defibrillator, resynchronization etc. will all be recorded.	Day 0
Other	Etiology of renal disease	The etiology of renal disease will be described and recorded.	Day 0
Other	Renal history	The patient's previous renal function (information from the patient's medical file) will be recorded.	Day 0
Other	Medication received	All medication received, especially medication for heart failure: ACEI/sartan, beta-blockers, ARM, sacubitril-valsartan will be recorded.	Day 0
Other	Diuretics received	All loop diuretics in equivalent dose of furosemide and thiazide diuretics and antialdosterone will be recorded together with their dosages.	Day 0
Other	Iron supplementation received	Any iron supplementation received will be recorded together with the dosage.	Day 0
Other	Transferrin	mg/dL	Month 6
Other	Transferrin	mg/dL	Month 12
Other	Ferritin	ng/ mL	Month 6
Other	Ferritin	ng/ mL	Month 12
Primary	Adverse events	Perioperative collection of complications related to the puncture site (hematoma, arteriovenous fistula) and right catheterization (arrhythmia, peri-procedure heart failure decompensation).	On the day of implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	One month after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Perioperative collection of complications related to the puncture site (hematoma, arteriovenous fistula) and right catheterization (arrhythmia, peri-procedure heart failure decompensation).; Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Two months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Three months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Four months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Five months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Six months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Seven months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Eight months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Nine months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Ten months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Eleven months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Primary	Adverse events	Monthly collection of adverse events over the 12-month follow-up period. In particular, cardiac parameters will be collected (sensor failure, migration, re-calibration, re-intervention, gas embolism, allergic reaction, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, bleeding, hematoma, chest pain, nausea, vascular accident, infection, sepsis, delayed healing, atrial dysrhythmia clot formation, ecchymosis, vascular trauma, valve damage, pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, heart attack (myocardial infarction), death, hemoptysis, separation of sensor and delivery system impossible) and renal (risk of infection, thrombotic risk, interference with dialysis catheter placement).	Twelve months after implanting the Cardiomems device
Secondary	Estimated effect on renal function	The estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) will be recorded in mL/min	Between 1 day to 1 month before implanting the device.
Secondary	Measured effect on renal function	The Glomerular Filtration Rate measured with Iohexol (mGFR) will be recorded in mL/min.	Between 1 day to 1 month before implanting the device.
Secondary	Estimated effect on renal function	The estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) will be recorded in mL/min	Day 0 (day of implanting the device)
Secondary	Measured effect on renal function	The Glomerular Filtration Rate measured with Iohexol (mGFR) will be recorded in mL/min.	Day 0 (day of implanting the device)
Secondary	Estimated effect on renal function	The estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) will be recorded in mL/min	Month 3
Secondary	Measured effect on renal function	The Glomerular Filtration Rate measured with Iohexol (mGFR) will be recorded in mL/min.	Month 3
Secondary	Estimated effect on renal function	The estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) will be recorded in mL/min	Month 6
Secondary	Measured effect on renal function	The Glomerular Filtration Rate measured with Iohexol (mGFR) will be recorded in mL/min.	Month 6
Secondary	Estimated effect on renal function	The estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) will be recorded in mL/min	Month 9
Secondary	Measured effect on renal function	The Glomerular Filtration Rate measured with Iohexol (mGFR) will be recorded in mL/min.	Month 9
Secondary	Estimated effect on renal function	The estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) will be recorded in mL/min.	Month 12
Secondary	Measured effect on renal function	The Glomerular Filtration Rate measured with Iohexol (mGFR) will be recorded in mL/min.	Month 12
Secondary	Re-hospitalizations	Any re-hospitalizations will be recorded for a period of up to 12 months of follow-up	Month 12
Secondary	Vital status	Patient dead or alive	Month 12
Secondary	Link between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function: Pulmonary Arterial Pressure	Pulmonary Arterial Pressure will be continuously monitored for 12 months by the CardioMEMS™ HF intracardiac device in patients with severe cardio-renal syndrome and measured in Hg.	From Day 0 (day of implanting the device) to the end of Month 12
Secondary	Link between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function: Glomerular Filtration Rate	Glomerular Filtration Rate will be measured by measuring plasma clearance of iohexol from a single sample.	Day 0
Secondary	Link between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function: Pulmonary Arterial Pressure	Pulmonary Arterial Pressure will be continuously monitored for 12 months by the CardioMEMS™ HF intracardiac device in patients with severe cardio-renal syndrome and measured in Hg. Readings will be recorded at 3-monthly intervals.	Month 3
Secondary	Link between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function: Glomerular Filtration Rate	Glomerular Filtration Rate will be measured in ml/min/1.72² by measuring plasma clearance of iohexol from a single sample.	Month 3
Secondary	Link between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function: Pulmonary Arterial Pressure	Pulmonary Arterial Pressure will be continuously monitored for 12 months by the CardioMEMS™ HF intracardiac device in patients with severe cardio-renal syndrome and measured in Hg. Readings will be recorded at 3-monthly intervals.	Month 6
Secondary	Link between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function: Glomerular Filtration Rate	Glomerular Filtration Rate will be measured in ml/min/1.72² by measuring plasma clearance of iohexol from a single sample.	Month 6
Secondary	Link between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function: Pulmonary Arterial Pressure	Pulmonary Arterial Pressure will be continuously monitored for 12 months by the CardioMEMS™ HF intracardiac device in patients with severe cardio-renal syndrome and measured in Hg. Readings will be recorded at 3-monthly intervals.	Month 9
Secondary	Link between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function: Glomerular Filtration Rate	Glomerular Filtration Rate will be measured in ml/min/1.72² by measuring plasma clearance of iohexol from a single sample.	Month 9
Secondary	Link between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function: Pulmonary Arterial Pressure	Pulmonary Arterial Pressure will be continuously monitored for 12 months by the CardioMEMS™ HF intracardiac device in patients with severe cardio-renal syndrome and measured in Hg. Readings will be recorded at 3-monthly intervals.	Month 12
Secondary	Link between cardiac hemodynamics and renal function: Glomerular Filtration Rate	Glomerular Filtration Rate will be measured in ml/min/1.72² by measuring plasma clearance of iohexol from a single sample.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: exertional dyspnea	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; To quantify dyspnea, the patient is asked to indicate on a visual analog scale the point corresponding to his/her own perception, evaluated as the distance from the zero extreme (non dyspnea) and expressed as a percentage of the total length of the line.	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: exertional dyspnea	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; To quantify dyspnea, the patient is asked to indicate on a visual analog scale the point corresponding to his/her own perception, evaluated as the distance from the zero extreme (non dyspnea) and expressed as a percentage of the total length of the line.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: exertional dyspnea	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; To quantify dyspnea, the patient is asked to indicate on a visual analog scale the point corresponding to his/her own perception, evaluated as the distance from the zero extreme (non dyspnea) and expressed as a percentage of the total length of the line.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: exertional dyspnea	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; To quantify dyspnea, the patient is asked to indicate on a visual analog scale the point corresponding to his/her own perception, evaluated as the distance from the zero extreme (non dyspnea) and expressed as a percentage of the total length of the line.	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: exertional dyspnea	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; To quantify dyspnea, the patient is asked to indicate on a visual analog scale the point corresponding to his/her own perception, evaluated as the distance from the zero extreme (non dyspnea) and expressed as a percentage of the total length of the line.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: NT-pro-BNP biomarkers	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. Natriuretic Peptide Tests (BNP, NT-proBNP) will be made on a single blood sample. BNP and NT-proBNP will be measured as percentages.	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: NT-pro-BNP biomarkers	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. Natriuretic Peptide Tests (BNP, NT-proBNP) will be made on a single blood sample. BNP and NT-proBNP will be measured in %.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: NT-pro-BNP biomarkers	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. Natriuretic Peptide Tests (BNP, NT-proBNP) will be made on a single blood sample. BNP and NT-proBNP will be measured as percentages.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: NT-pro-BNP biomarkers	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. Natriuretic Peptide Tests (BNP, NT-proBNP) will be made on a single blood sample. BNP and NT-proBNP will be measured as percentages.	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: NT-pro-BNP biomarkers	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. Natriuretic Peptide Tests (BNP, NT-proBNP) will be made on a single blood sample. BNP and NT-proBNP will be measured as percentages.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: left ventricular ejection fraction	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction will be measured as a percentage via the formula EF=SV/EDV (ejection fraction = stroke volume/end diastolic volume.	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: left ventricular ejection fraction	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction will be measured as a percentage via the formula EF=SV/EDV (ejection fraction = stroke volume/end diastolic volume.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: left ventricular ejection fraction	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction will be measured as a percentage via the formula EF=SV/EDV (ejection fraction = stroke volume/end diastolic volume.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: left ventricular ejection fraction	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction will be measured as a percentage via the formula EF=SV/EDV (ejection fraction = stroke volume/end diastolic volume.	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: left ventricular ejection fraction	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction will be measured as a percentage via the formula EF=SV/EDV (ejection fraction = stroke volume/end diastolic volume.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: E/A	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; E/A will be measured as a ratio.	Month 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: E/A	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; E/A will be measured as a ratio (the E/A ratio is the ratio of the early (E) to late (A) ventricular filling velocities).	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: E/A	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; E/A will be measured as a ratio (the E/A ratio is the ratio of the early (E) to late (A) ventricular filling velocities).	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: E/A	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; E/A will be measured as a ratio (the E/A ratio is the ratio of the early (E) to late (A) ventricular filling velocities).	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: E/A	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; E/A will be measured as a ratio (the E/A ratio is the ratio of the early (E) to late (A) ventricular filling velocities).	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: E/e'	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. E/e' will be measured as a ratio.	Month 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: E/e'	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. E/e' will be measured as a ratio (E= early diastolic transmitral flow velocity and e' = early diastolic mitral annular velocity).	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: E/e'	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. E/e' will be measured as a ratio (E= early diastolic transmitral flow velocity and e' = early diastolic mitral annular velocity).	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: E/e'	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. E/e' will be measured as a ratio (E= early diastolic transmitral flow velocity and e' = early diastolic mitral annular velocity).	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: E/e'	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. E/e' will be measured as a ratio (E= early diastolic transmitral flow velocity and e' = early diastolic mitral annular velocity).	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Indexed left atrial volume	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Indexed left atrial volume will be measured in ml/m2.	Month 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Indexed left atrial volume	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Indexed left atrial volume will be measured in ml/m2.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Indexed left atrial volume	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Indexed left atrial volume will be measured in ml/m2.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Indexed left atrial volume	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Indexed left atrial volume will be measured in ml/m2.	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Indexed left atrial volume	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Indexed left atrial volume will be measured in ml/m2.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion will be measured in cm.	Month 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion will be measured in cm.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion will be measured in cm.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion will be measured in cm.	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion will be measured in cm.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Tissue Doppler S-wave	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Tissue Doppler S-wave will be measured in mV	Month 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Tissue Doppler S-wave	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Tissue Doppler S-wave will be measured in mV	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Tissue Doppler S-wave	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Tissue Doppler S-wave will be measured in mV	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Tissue Doppler S-wave	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Tissue Doppler S-wave will be measured in mV	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Tissue Doppler S-wave	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Tissue Doppler S-wave will be measured in mV	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Right atrium area	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Right atrium area will be measured in cm2.	Month 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Right atrium area	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Right atrium area will be measured in cm2.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Right atrium area	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Right atrium area will be measured in cm2.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Right atrium area	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Right atrium area will be measured in cm2.	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Right atrium area	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Right atrium area will be measured in cm2.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Systolic pulmonary artery pressure	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Systolic pulmonary artery pressure will be measured in mmHg.	Month 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Systolic pulmonary artery pressure	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Systolic pulmonary artery pressure will be measured in mmHg.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Systolic pulmonary artery pressure	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Systolic pulmonary artery pressure will be measured in mmHg.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Systolic pulmonary artery pressure	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Systolic pulmonary artery pressure will be measured in mmHg.	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Systolic pulmonary artery pressure	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Systolic pulmonary artery pressure will be measured in mmHg.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Right atrial pressure	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Right atrial pressure will be measured in mmHg.	Month 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Right atrial pressure	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Right atrial pressure will be measured in mmHg.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Right atrial pressure	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Right atrial pressure will be measured in mmHg.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Right atrial pressure	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Right atrial pressure will be measured in mmHg.	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Right atrial pressure	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Right atrial pressure will be measured in mmHg.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Stroke volume	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Stroke volume (SV) will be measured and recorded in millilitres per square metre (ml/m2).	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Stroke volume	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Stroke volume (SV) will be measured and recorded in millilitres per square metre (ml/m2).	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Stroke volume	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Stroke volume (SV) will be measured and recorded in millilitres per square metre (ml/m2).	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Stroke volume	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Stroke volume (SV) will be measured and recorded in millilitres per square metre (ml/m2).	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Stroke volume	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. Stroke volume (SV) will be measured and recorded in millilitres per square metre (ml/m2).	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Heart rate	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. The patient's heart rate (HR) will be measured and recorded as beats per minute (BPM).	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Heart rate	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. The patient's heart rate (HR) will be measured and recorded as beats per minute (BPM).	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Heart rate	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. The patient's heart rate (HR) will be measured and recorded as beats per minute (BPM).	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Heart rate	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. The patient's heart rate (HR) will be measured and recorded as beats per minute (BPM).	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: Heart rate	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form. The patient's heart rate (HR) will be measured and recorded as beats per minute (BPM).	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: cardiac output	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Cardiac output (CO) will be measured and recorded in liters per minute.	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: cardiac output	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Cardiac output (CO) will be measured and recorded in liters per minute.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: cardiac output	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Cardiac output (CO) will be measured and recorded in liters per minute.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: cardiac output	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Cardiac output (CO) will be measured and recorded in liters per minute.	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: cardiac output	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Cardiac output (CO) will be measured and recorded in liters per minute.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: ventricular ejection time	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Ventricular ejection time (VET) will be measured and recorded in milliseconds.	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: ventricular ejection time	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Ventricular ejection time (VET) will be measured and recorded in milliseconds.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: ventricular ejection time	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Ventricular ejection time (VET) will be measured and recorded in milliseconds.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: ventricular ejection time	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Ventricular ejection time (VET) will be measured and recorded in milliseconds.	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: ventricular ejection time	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Ventricular ejection time (VET) will be measured and recorded in milliseconds.	Month 12
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: pre-ejection period	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Stroke volume (SV), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO) ventricular ejection time (VET) and pre-ejection period (PER) will all be measured and recorded in milliseconds.	Day 0
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: pre-ejection period	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Stroke volume (SV), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO) ventricular ejection time (VET) and pre-ejection period (PER) will all be measured and recorded in milliseconds.	Month 3
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: pre-ejection period	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Stroke volume (SV), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO) ventricular ejection time (VET) and pre-ejection period (PER) will all be measured and recorded in milliseconds.	Month 6
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: pre-ejection period	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Stroke volume (SV), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO) ventricular ejection time (VET) and pre-ejection period (PER) will all be measured and recorded in milliseconds .	Month 9
Secondary	Comparison of cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data with the clinical picture: pre-ejection period	The cardiac hemodynamic monitoring data will be compared with the clinical picture (exertional dyspnea, peak VO2 max) and currently available assessment tools (NT-pro-BNP biomarkers, echocardiography, impedancemetry) recorded in the electronic case report form.; Stroke volume (SV), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO) ventricular ejection time (VET) and pre-ejection period (PER) will all be measured and recorded in milliseconds.	Month 12
Secondary	Patient quality of life	The patient's quality of life will be evaluated using the EQ-5D questionnaire. This questionnaire essentially consists of two pages: the EQ-5D descriptive system (page 2 of the questionnaire) and the EQ-5D visual analog scale (EQ VAS) (page 3 of the questionnaire) ranging from 0 - 100 in which 0 = extremely bad health and 100 = excellent health.; EQ-5D is not an abbreviation and is the correct term to use when referring to the instrument.; The EQ-5D descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain and discomfort, and anxiety and depression.	Day 0
Secondary	Patient quality of life	The patient's quality of life will be evaluated using the EQ-5D questionnaire. This questionnaire essentially consists of two pages: the EQ-5D descriptive system (page 2 of the questionnaire) and the EQ-5D visual analog scale (EQ VAS) (page 3 of the questionnaire) ranging from 0 - 100 in which 0 = extremely bad health and 100 = excellent health.; EQ-5D is not an abbreviation and is the correct term to use when referring to the instrument.; The EQ-5D descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain and discomfort, and anxiety and depression.	Month 3
Secondary	Patient quality of life	The patient's quality of life will be evaluated using the EQ-5D questionnaire. This questionnaire essentially consists of two pages: the EQ-5D descriptive system (page 2 of the questionnaire) and the EQ-5D visual analog scale (EQ VAS) (page 3 of the questionnaire) ranging from 0 - 100 in which 0 = extremely bad health and 100 = excellent health.; EQ-5D is not an abbreviation and is the correct term to use when referring to the instrument.; The EQ-5D descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain and discomfort, and anxiety and depression.	Month 6
Secondary	Patient quality of life	The patient's quality of life will be evaluated using the EQ-5D questionnaire. This questionnaire essentially consists of two pages: the EQ-5D descriptive system (page 2 of the questionnaire) and the EQ-5D visual analog scale (EQ VAS) (page 3 of the questionnaire) ranging from 0 - 100 in which 0 = extremely bad health and 100 = excellent health.; EQ-5D is not an abbreviation and is the correct term to use when referring to the instrument.; The EQ-5D descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain and discomfort, and anxiety and depression.	Month 9
Secondary	Patient quality of life	The patient's quality of life will be evaluated using the EQ-5D questionnaire. This questionnaire essentially consists of two pages: the EQ-5D descriptive system (page 2 of the questionnaire) and the EQ-5D visual analog scale (EQ VAS) (page 3 of the questionnaire).; EQ-5D is not an abbreviation and is the correct term to use when referring to the instrument.; The EQ-5D descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain and discomfort, and anxiety and depression.; The EQ -5D is scored from 0 -100 and the VAS is scored from 0 -10.	Month 12