Testing detailed heart scans in people with heart failure symptoms
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at whether doing very detailed heart testing helps understand and guide care for people with heart failure with preserved pumping strength. You may be eligible if you’re an adult with specific symptom levels, recent heart-failure-related visits, and matching scan and blood test results.
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Who can take part
- Be over 18 years old and able to sign consent in writing
- Have heart failure symptoms that are moderate to severe (NYHA class II or III)
- Have had a hospital stay or emergency visit for heart failure (or symptom relief with water pills/diuretics)
- Have a heart rhythm of normal sinus rhythm or atrial fibrillation
- Meet specific ultrasound (echocardiogram) and blood test (BNP/NT-pro-BNP) cutoffs
- Not have a pacemaker or ICD, not be pregnant, and not have severe short-term life expectancy
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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