Adding L-arginine for heart failure treatment
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether adding L-arginine, an amino acid supplement, to your usual heart failure treatment can improve your heart's function. If you have heart failure with a reduced pumping ability, this could potentially help you feel better and improve your heart health.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have heart failure with an ejection fraction below 40% (meaning your heart pumps out less blood than normal).
- Your kidney function is at least 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (your doctor can check this with a blood test).
- Your heart failure symptoms are stable, meaning you haven't had a recent flare-up.
- You are not currently taking L-arginine supplements.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding (if you are a woman of childbearing potential).
- You do not have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (a device that shocks your heart) and you do not have active herpes infections.
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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