Active clinical trials for "Heart Failure"

This is a prospective, single arm, early feasibility study designed to evaluate the safety and device performance of The RenalGuard System in the management of patients admitted with signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure who require diuresis for the treatment of volume overload.

The objective of this clinical investigation is to evaluate the clinical benefits of an MultiSite pacing (MSP) with patient specific left ventricular vector optimization in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) after 6 months of therapy. This clinical investigation is a single-center, prospective, two-arm, randomized 1:1, crossover study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Optimized MSP CRT compared to conventional bi-ventricular pacing. Data will be collected at enrolment, CRT implant procedure, hospital pre-discharge, one, three and six months post implant. Enrolment data collection will include demographics, cardiovascular history, medication, echocardiography measurements, heart failure quality of life questionnaire and six minute walk test distance. CRT implant procedure data collection will include implanted system information, lead location and conduction times. The electrical conduction recording procedure will include surface ECG and device electrogram (EGM) recordings during various MSP vector pacing configurations at the time of CRT device implant. Patients will also undergo simultaneous invasive pressure measurements using a left ventricular pressure wire to allow haemodynamic measurements (dP/dtmax) during various MSP vector pacing configurations. Optimal MSP programming settings will be determined by the narrowest QRS duration recorded by 12 lead ECG and the greatest change in dP/dtmax by pressure wires study. In a subgroup of patients (approximately 25 patients), non-invasive electrical activation data will be collected with electrocardiographic imaging (ECGi) within 45 days of the implant procedure. Patients will then be randomized 1:1 to receive either standard biventricular pacing or Optimized MSP at their one-month follow-up (± 15 days) visit. At the 3 months (± 15 days) post randomization follow up visit, data collection will include surface ECG, EGMs, echocardiographic parameters and quality of life questionnaire. The patients will then undergo cross-over to the alternate randomization group with programming adjusted accordingly. At the final, 6 months (± 15 days) post randomization follow-up visit, data collection will include surface ECG, EGMs, echocardiographic parameters and quality of life questionnaire. This will mark the completion of the study for each patient. The expected duration of enrolment is 18 months. The total duration of the clinical investigation is expected to be 25 months.

Aim of the current study is to assess the cardiovascular effects of GH replacement therapy in patients with coexisting GHD and CHF

This paper will mainly present the renal results from a clinical study aimed to observe the effect of sacubitril/valsartan in advanced chronic kedney disease patients with heart failure.All patients will receive LCZ696.The results will be compared before and after treatment.

New therapies for cancer increased patient survival, but led to the recognition of adverse effects associated with cancer treatment, such as the use of chemotherapy. Cardiotoxicity is the most significant adverse effect, which affect the functional capacity and quality of life and is associated with high morbidity and mortality, regardless of the oncological prognosis. One of the manifestations of cardiotoxicity is ventricular dysfunction that can lead to heart failure. Neuro humoral hyperactivation with increased sympathetic nerve activity is a typical manifestation of heart failure and is associated with worse prognosis. Studies have shown that physical training significantly reduces sympathetic nerve activity in addition to improving muscle blood flow, reversing effects on skeletal muscle and improving quality of life. The hypothesis is that physical training may reduce sympathetic nerve activity and vasoconstrictor status in patients with heart failure caused by anthracyclines, as well as improving baroreflex and chemoreflex sensibility, mechanoreflex and metaborreflex control and skeletal myopathy.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate how well tolerated and effective an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (sacubitril-valsartan) is in patients with contemporary durable continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) implantation compared to usual care oral vasodilator therapy.

This is a monocentric, prospective, single arm, not for profit study. It is designed to study the early use of ivabradine in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and Ejection Fraction (EF) < 45%.

The objective of the study is to examine the effect of nutritional intake on cardiometabolic, inflammation, and physical function markers in advanced heart failure patients using a one-group pre-post test design feeding trial. Effects on hemodynamic markers will be assessed in a subsample of patients with implanted hemodynamic monitoring devices (CardioMEMS). The pre-test condition is represented by participants' self-selected diet, and the post-test condition is represented by a prescribed Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet.

There is a concept increasingly consolidated by clinical evidence that at each hospitalization due to HF decompensation there is a substantial loss of quality of life, which is associated with an initial period of great clinical vulnerability, with high rates of rehospitalization and an increased risk of death. The non-pharmacological measures that are widely practiced and recommended for HF patients, such as fluid restriction, specially at the first 30 days after hospital discharge, still lack clearer evidence of their therapeutic efficacy.

objectives: The primary aim of APIXBRAIN-HF Trial is to explore the effects of apixaban on brain protection in patients with sinus rhythm and heart failure Primary / Secondary Endpoint New occurrence of brain pathology 1) Cortical cerebral microinfarcts 2) Silent lacunar infarction 3)Progression of white matter hyperintensities Secondary endpoint 1) The change of cognitive function evaluated by MMSE-2 2) Individual variable of primary endpoint Safety Endpoint Evaluation 1) Cerebral microbleeds on imaging