Norepinephrine for low blood pressure during anesthesia in heart failure
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether a drug called norepinephrine can safely treat a drop in blood pressure that can happen during general anesthesia in people with chronic heart failure. It focuses on patients whose heart's pumping ability is weakened (ejection fraction 40% or less) and who are having planned surgery.
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Who can take part
- You are age 18 or older.
- You have chronic heart failure where the left side of your heart is weak (ejection fraction 40% or less, confirmed by an ultrasound within the past year).
- Your heart failure is being managed with medications that follow current guidelines.
- You are scheduled for a planned (non-emergency) surgery under general anesthesia.
- Your doctor plans to place a special blood-pressure monitoring line (arterial catheter) and a central line during surgery.
- You are expected to need monitoring in the intensive care unit (ICU) after surgery.
- You have a drop in blood pressure shortly after general anesthesia starts, before the surgery begins.
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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