Measuring heart stiffness in heart failure with normal pumping
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study uses a special ultrasound technique to check how stiff the heart muscle is in people with heart failure who have a normal pumping ability (HFpEF). It aims to better understand heart stiffness to help diagnose and manage this condition.
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Who can take part
- You have symptoms like shortness of breath, tiredness, or leg swelling.
- Your heart's pumping ability (LVEF) is 50% or more.
- You have at least one extra sign, such as high BNP levels, high filling pressures in your heart, or stress test findings.
- You have not had a heart attack, unstable heart failure, or a heart procedure in the last 3 months.
- You do not have certain other heart conditions, severe valve disease, thyroid problems, lung disease, active cancer, or kidney failure.
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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