Active clinical trials for "Cardiomyopathies"

The objective of this study is as follows: Perform genetic analysis to define the prevalence of each of the known gene mutations in an unselected cohort of patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) Perform a comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular status to determine the incidence of any cardiac abnormalities in patients with FSGS Determine if patients with mutations in specific proteins are more likely to have cardiovascular abnormalities Initiate long-term follow up in all patients to determine whether cardiac prognosis is related to any specific genetic abnormality

The purpose of the study is to analyze the different patient profiles implanted with an Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) in Spain (guidelines adoption) and the patient prognosis as a function of clinical profile, implant indication, arrhythmias incidence, treatments or device programming.

In many of the patients with cardiomyopathy, the etiology is not clear . In about 30% there is a family history of cardiomyopathy .Our aim is to study the genetics basis for these patients with cardiomyopathy with no clear etiology and who have a first degree family relative with cardiomyopathy as well.

Inorganic nitrate, which is found at high levels in green leafy vegetables, is reduced to nitrite by bacteria in the mouth, swallowed, and absorbed in the stomach into the blood. Studies have shown that increasing the blood levels of nitrite improves the way that muscles use oxygen and energy during exercise, and potentially blood flow. Some people (~1 in 500) suffer from a type of genetic heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). This condition means that the muscle in the heart does not use energy well and becomes larger than average, meaning that they have to tap into the heart's 'energy reserves'. It is not known if nitrite has the same beneficial effects on heart muscle as on other muscles in the body. Our study will explore the mechanism by which nitrite may improve the function and energy status of the heart in HCM.

The aim of this study was to try to reduce the required dose of etomidate used in anesthesia for upper endoscopy and colonoscopy in critically ill cardiac patients who complain of severe anemia in cardiac intensive care units by using a low dose of ketamine, which helps to reduce the side effects of etomidate, the most important of which is its suppressive effect on the adrenal gland and the secretion of cortisol in such critical cases, while maintaining hemodynamic stability, and the patient's satisfaction.

Diabetes increases the risk of heart failure. This is mainly due to a disease of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle and/or high blood pressure, but abnormal metabolism may also contribute. We plan to study the mechanisms involved in this abnormal metabolism, whilst also assessing the effects of a drug called Perhexiline which improves the abnormal metabolism that is present in diabetic patients before the development of heart failure.

The MedSeq™ Project seeks to explore the impact of incorporating information from a patient's whole genome sequence into the practice of clinical medicine. In the extension phase of MedSeq we are attempting increase our participant diversity by increasing targeted enrollment of African/African American patient participants.

The study proceeds with prospective, randomized, open and controlled clinical trials. The subject of the investigator's study was the first patient diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. Subjects who agreed to participate in the study and were determined to meet the selection / exclusion criteria were randomly assigned to each group, and the experimental group was treated with 20 mg of olmesartan and 5 mg of rosuvastatin for 6 months, and the control group is treated with 40 mg of valsartan and 5 mg of rosuvastatin.

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of Ivabradine and metoprolol to reduce heart rate prior to coronary CT angiography in patients with advanced heart failure.

There are some adults with skeletal muscle weakness (called "myopathy") and heart muscle weakness (called "cardiomyopathy") who have low blood levels of a compound called carnitine as a cause of their problems. Carnitine is very important to energy production in muscles. In fact, there are reports of some people with carnitine deficiency who have developed myopathy and cardiomyopathy that was completely reversed with carnitine treatment. The main objective of our project is to determine the number of patients who have carnitine deficiency as a cause of their myopathy and cardiomyopathy. The investigators will be measuring carnitine levels in 1000 patients with cardiomyopathy and will describe the specific features in all the study patients to see if there are any trends that may help us predict which patients with muscle weakness are at risk of developing low carnitine levels. The investigators will be treating patients with low carnitine levels with carnitine and observing them to see if their cardiomyopathy and their muscle weakness improve. Knowing the exact percentage of myopathy and cardiomyopathy patients with carnitine deficiency may allow for screening of patients in a cheap and targeted way to treat the serious complication of this condition, including heart failure and sudden death.