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Filter by:Heart failure (HF) is a systemic clinical syndrome defined as cardiac dysfunction, which causes inadequate blood supply to meet metabolic needs. One of the most expressive markers of HF is neurologic exacerbation, with expected sympathetic hyperactivation, increased activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and elevation of vasopressin levels. These changes compensate the low cardiac output in the onset of ventricular dysfunction ensure a long term high blood perfusion pressure,though aggravate this dysfunction and contributes to the HF progression. There are evidences ofthe therapeutic effects of respiratory exercise techniques for HF patients. However, it demands new data for larger prescription and employment of these kind of exercises. Advanced technologies allowed the elaboration of the application for slow breathing CardioBreath. So far, it requires the possibility of comparison of their effects versus widely validated Inspiratory Muscle Trainig (IMT) on respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes in order to elucidate their specific benefits. In this way compare CardioBreath ® App versus IMT through a crossover randomized clinical trial design may elucidate the response effects of these interventions in these patients.
The goal of this registry-based observational study is to establish a comprehensive management plan, which focus on medical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation and active post-market surveillance of medical devices, in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Patients with CVD mainly refers to four groups of patients：1) post-percutaneous coronary intervention (post-PCI) patients; 2) patients with heart failure (HF); 3) patients with cardiometabolic diseases (CMD); 4) patients with structural heart disease (SHD), and the detailed definition of each group can be found in "Eligibility" section. The main questions this study aims to answer are: - the effectiveness of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in improving cardiac function, reducing CVD recurrence and mortality, and promoting quality of life for patients with CVD; - the feasibility of registry-based active post-market surveillance of high-risk medical devices used in cardiovascular surgeries, such as PCI, heart valve replacement, and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT); - the utilization of multiomics datasets to identify and dissect cardiovascular heterogeneity in both healthy and diseased populations and to guide precision medicine in patients with CVD; - the analysis and evaluation of the prescription patterns and drug response in patients with CVD.
To evaluate the efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors on left ventricular global longitudinal strain and diastology parameters among diabetic and non-diabetic patients with chronic heart failure
Rationale: Obesity prevalence in Dutch adults increased to 14.2% in 2020. Obesity is strongly associated with cardiovascular disease, especially heart failure (HF). HF is a serious condition with significant morbidity and mortality. HF in people with obesity often remains undetected for a relatively long time, because symptoms are attributed to the obesity and not to possible HF. As a result, individuals seek help late for already advanced HF. Screening may reveal HF risk factors or a HF diagnosis. Early treatment initiation will improve prognosis, both in terms of quality of life and morbidity and mortality. Objective: To investigate whether active screening for early signs of HF and its risk factors in adults with obesity without known heart disease improves clinical outcome. Study design: Investigator driven, not blinded, randomized controlled superiority trial. Study population: Consecutive individuals with obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2) ≥ 45 years, without known cardiac disease, who sign up to participate in a Combined Lifestyle Intervention program, will be recruited. Intervention: Participant randomized to the intervention will undergo an active screening on HF and its risk factors, using anamnesis, physical examination, an electrocardiogram, blood tests and an echocardiogram. Main study parameters/endpoints: The main study endpoint is a combined endpoint of left ventricular dysfunction and/or HF.
More than 30% of people hospitalized with decompensated heart failure return to the hospital within 90 days. Emerging evidence suggests that hemodynamic monitoring with guided management may enhance prognosis and management. Hemodynamic monitoring with echocardiography using diastology and an evidence-informed therapeutic protocol have the potential to achieve this aim in a minimally invasive manner.
This study intends to investigate the current status of disease management and quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure and their family caregivers, explore the relationship between the two sides of disease management and quality of life, help nurses identify the influencing factors of quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure and their family caregivers, and carry out family-centered care in the future. This study intends to investigate the current status of disease management and quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure and their family caregivers, explore the relationship between disease management and quality of life of both sides, and help nurses identify the influencing factors affecting the quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure and their family caregivers, so as to carry out family-centered care in the future. To provide theoretical basis for improving the quality of life of both parties.
The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness of low dose colchicine (LoDoCo) on measures of exercise capacity, physical function, frailty, and quality of life, among patients with heart failure with chronic stable preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and systemic inflammation. The use of LoDoCo in this study is considered investigational as it has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of exercise capacity in patients with HFpEF. Participants will undergo a 1-day screening that includes a blood draw and physical examination. If deemed eligible for the study, participants will undergo a baseline visit within 2 weeks of screening visit that includes physical examination, exercise testing, echocardiography and completion of quality-of-life surveys. Participants will also be randomized at this visit (randomly assigned to a group) to receive either LoDoCo or placebo (inactive substance) for 3 months. Participants will be called back at 3 months for repeat physical examination, blood draws, echocardiography, exercise testing and completion of quality-of-life surveys. Each visit will take about 3 hours. Total study duration is about 3 months.
New onset heart failure (HF) is observed in up to 25% of patients with incident atrial fibrillation or flutter (AF). Current guidelines suggest that both conditions (AF & HF) be addressed with guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) for HF and rate or rhythm control of AF. Hence, patients with both conditions are subjected to extensive polypharmacy with possible prognostic benefits, but also possible side effects, such as decreased renal function, dizziness, tiredness and hypotension, as well as the financial burden on both the individual patients and society, in addition to the stigma of having a HF diagnosis. Guidelines do not inform how to manage long-term patients with HF, who following control of the incident tachycardia (e.g. AF), show full recovery from their HF condition. This investigator-initiated, open-label, randomized, non-inferiority trial will test whether incremental weaning of GDMT in patients following full cardiac recovery and AF control is non-inferior compared to continuous GDMT with respect to the primary endpoint of freedom from heart failure deterioration. Furthermore, this study seeks to extensively phenotype these patients (genetic testing, advanced imaging, biomarkers etc.) in order to establish whether certain phenotypes are at lesser or greater risk of deterioration once remission is established. This novel approach of a personalized treatment regimen depending on e.g. genetic profiling could lead to an aggressive treatment in patients at high risk of deterioration and conversely spare patients with a negligible risk, a life-long intensive treatment regimen. All HF clinics located in Zealand, Denmark, with a catchment area of >2 million citizens, have agreed to participate in the WEAN-HF trial. A total of 348 patients will be randomized. Patients are followed up the 1st year after randomization with clinical examination, biomarkers and echocardiography, and are subsequently followed via Danish nationwide registries for 10 years.
Digital biomarkers extracted by ambient sensor signals are a promising tool for early detection of health deterioration in the setting of remote patient management of heart failure patients.The primary objective of the study is to evaluate new digital biomarkers as predictors of impending heart failure decompensation. Secondary objectives are (1) outcome assessment (re-hospitalizations, cardiovascular death, all-cause death), (2) quality of life and (3) System User Satisfaction (SUS)
This is a two-center, prospective randomized controlled trial. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy of early left bundle branch pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy and guideline-directed medical therapy in heart failure with mild-reduced ejection fraction.