PIE II: Pharmacological Intervention in the Elderly II
Diastolic Heart Failure, Heart Failure, Congestive
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diastolic Heart Failure
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Ambulatory Medically stable Ages 60 or older Diagnosis of diastolic heart failure Exclusion Criteria: Valvular heart disease Significant change in cardiac medication within the past 4 weeks Uncontrolled hypertension Recent or debilitating stroke Cancer or other noncardiovascular conditions with life expectancy less than 2 years Anemia Elevated serum potassium Renal insufficiency Psychiatric disease (uncontrolled major psychoses, depression, dementia, or personality disorder) Allergy to spironolactone; currently taking spironolactone or any aldosterone antagonist Plans to leave area within 1 year Refuses informed consent Failure to pass screening tests: pulmonary function, echocardiogram, or exercise Contra-indications to magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] (indwelling metal-containing prosthesis; pacemaker or defibrillator; history of welding occupation; uncontrollable claustrophobia)
Sites / Locations
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
1
2
Spironolactone
Placebo