Medicines to prevent heart weakening from extra beats
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests two different medicines to see if giving them early can prevent your heart from weakening over time when you have frequent extra beats. You may join if you have no symptoms from these beats and your heart function is still normal.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 to 85 years old.
- You have frequent extra heartbeats (PVCs) that are at least 10% of your total heartbeats (a test called Holter monitor can count them).
- You have no symptoms from these extra beats (no palpitations, dizziness, or fainting).
- Your heart's pumping function (LVEF) is normal (55% or higher). You can have other heart disease as long as the pumping is still normal.
- You are able to undergo an MRI scan of the heart.
- You are not pregnant or planning to become pregnant, and if you are a woman of childbearing age, you must use effective birth control.
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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