Active clinical trials for "Heart Failure"

Acute heart failure (AHF) is defined as new or worsening of symptoms and signs of heart failure and is the most frequent cause of unplanned hospital admission in elderly patients. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) is one of the most developed prognostic markers for AHR patients and. NT-pro-BNP has limitations in terms of diagnostic or predictive accuracy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Plasma proteomics have the potential to examine underlying pathophysiological and prognostic roles, so we compared the plasma proteomic signature to predict outcomes of patients with or without CKD hospitalized for AHF.

Heart failure (HF) is the endstage of all heart disease, characterized by inability of either the left or right heart or both to maintain sufficient output of blood for the demands of the body at normal filling pressures. Patients with HF are often admitted to hospital with decompensation and treated with diuretics. Residual congestion at discharge is associated with increased risk of early rehospitalization and adverse outcomes. However, determination of residual decompensation is complicated and a large number of patients admitted with decompensated heart failure are likely discharged before optimal decongestion has been achieved. Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a promising method to determine residual decompensation with the evaluation of B-lines. In this study our primary aim is to evaluate if LUS together with echocardiographic evaluation of filling pressure according to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) algorithm performs better than clinical assessment to determine fluid status and risk of early rehospitalization in patients hospitalized for AHF.

Longitudinal pilot study among heart failure patients from six Spanish hospitals to evaluate the feasibility of establishing and maintaining for one year the set of standards for measuring results in patients with heart failure proposed by ICHOM (International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement), as well as identifying factors that hinder the use and applicability of this group of standards in real life, where appropriate, defined as the variables not filled in and the reason for the absence of such information.

The main goal of this study is to use data from the Bodyport scale to help detect of worsening heart failure (HF) early.

This prospective observational research will be conducted to assess the burden of hyperkalemia including treatment and disease burden of patients in a long-term continuous care from various aspects including adherence to the medication for hyperkalemia and HR-QoLs.

Observational multicenter registry of cohorts with follow-up. Patients with heart failure, age ≥ 18 years, with clinical suspicion of cardiac amyloidosis and any LVEF value, treated in the field of Internal Medicine. Initially, a duration of two years was established to recruit at least 150 patients in the group with AC, and a follow-up of two years. Upon completion of the two years of follow-up, the continuity or completion of the registry will be assessed.

The MeDIAGSTOLE project aims to develop diagnostic tools for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (IC / FEp), a pathology that is difficult to diagnose and to manage clinically in the absence of targeted treatment . The IC / FEp concerns the elderly population with comorbidities such as hypertension, obesity, anemia and atrial fibrillation. In the absence of specific biomarkers, clinical diagnosis is based on serum markers of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (IC / FEr). The identification of new biomarkers, genetic and / or cellular, specific for IC / FEp would be an important innovation.

The STABELISE-HF is an investigator initiated, international, multicentre feasibility study that will investigate the use of a web application called SanaCoach Heart failure in patients with chronic heart failure. SanaCoach heart failure provides patient education, systematic self-monitoring, a care plan repository and facilitates correspondence with patient's care provider.

Prospective, single-center, clinical registry of patients with symptomatic/critical carotid artery stenosis at risk of stroke coexisting with unstable or multivessel severe coronary artery disease and/or severe valvular heart disease undergoing endovascular treatment of carotid atherosclerosis using a mesh stent in combination with cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and/or valve surgery). A study involving clinical data evaluation of truly simultaneous treatment outcomes in patients deemed to require carotid revascularization at the time of surgical cardiac intervention (single-stage, simultaneous treatment). An open-label study, without randomization - a single arm study. Academic Registry - scientific activity of the Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University and John Paul II Hospital.

This is a prospective cohort study for 50 patients admitted to the cardiac care unit requiring clinically-indicated diuretic therapy for congestive heart failure. The purpose of this study is to assess the role of non-invasive cardiac output monitoring (NICOM) with the Starling Fluid Management System (Baxter Medical, Deerfield, IL) in determining volume status in patients with acute decompensated heart failure requiring intravenous diuretic therapy.