Heart failure diagnosis in older emergency patients
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at whether measuring multiple biomarkers (specific proteins in the blood) can help predict how older patients with heart failure will do. It aims to improve care and follow-up for elderly people who come to the emergency room with severe breathing difficulty.
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Who can take part
- You must be 75 years of age or older.
- You went to the emergency room with severe shortness of breath and met at least two signs of low oxygen or rapid breathing.
- You were already diagnosed with acute heart failure by two heart specialists.
- You agree to let the researchers use your medical data for this study.
- This study includes only people already enrolled in an earlier research study (called READ).
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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