Can you stop beta-blockers after heart failure recovery?
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether people whose heart function has returned to normal after heart failure can safely stop taking beta-blockers. It aims to see if staying on the medication is still needed or if stopping is just as safe.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older.
- You have been diagnosed with heart failure for more than a year.
- Your heart's pumping strength was once low but has been normal for the last six months.
- You have no or only mild heart failure symptoms, like shortness of breath or fatigue.
- You have not been hospitalized for heart failure in the last six months.
- You have been on a beta-blocker for heart failure and other standard heart medications for at least a year.
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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