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Filter by:This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Recombinant Human Brain Natriuretic Peptide (rhBNP) in improving ventricular remodeling and cardiac function after acute anterior myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. 100 patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction after primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (pPCI) are randomly assigned 1:1 to rhBNP group(n=50) and control group(n=50) with follow-up of 24 weeks. Both groups are treated with standard therapy of AAMI, with the rhBNP group intravenous dripping rhBNP after pPCI for 3 days and the control group treated with placebo at the same time. The primary endpoint is the change in N terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide(NT-proBNP )and cardiac troponin T(cTnT) level.The secondary endpoint is the change in 24-week echocardiographic including left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) , left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVI) and left ventricular end-systolic volume index (LVESVI), arrhythmia and cardiovascular events (death, cardiac arrest or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hospitalization due to heart failure or angina pectoris).
Following myocardial infarction, female individuals demonstrate a poorer prognosis, characterized by elevated rates of mortality and heart failure. A primary hypothesis suggests unfavorable cardiac remodeling in women. This remodeling, defined as alterations in cardiac size and shape post-infarction, necessitates repeated non-invasive imaging for study.
Heart failure is a common disease, affecting 2-3% of the population in the western world. About 30% of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction display signs of electrical dyssynchrony on ECG, usually left bundle branch block (LBBB), which is associated with a worse prognosis. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduce mortality for patients with dyssynchronic heart failure, defined as ejection fraction (EF) = or < 35% and LBBB. About 1/3 of the patients that fit CRT criteria will not respond to CRT. Which patients that will turn out to be non-responders cannot be anticipated beforehand. We have started a clinical study to collect blood samples, heart tissue and clinical data from heart failure patients eligible for CRT and a control group of heart failure patients on medical therapy. Patients will be assessed before CRT implantation or early after initiation of medical treatment, at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. Blood samples and tissue will be analysed in the search for (i) biomarkers to separate CRT responders from non-responders and (ii) mechanisms behind the remodelling observed in CRT and with medical therapy.
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
In non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM), left ventricular reverse remodeling (LVRR) can be achieved through guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT). LVRR is defined as an increase in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of more than 10% in heart failure patients with a baseline LVEF of 40% or less, or an increase in LVEF of more than 40% at follow-up, which is classified as heart failure with improved EF (HFimpEF) according to current guidelines. Several studies have examined the prevalence and predictors of LVRR in NIDCM. However, there is a lack of research on LVRR in the context of contemporary pharmacotherapy. Studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of ivabradine in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), improving patients' prognosis. A sub-study of the SHIFT trial indicated that ivabradine may also contribute to cardiac remodeling reversal in patients with HFrEF. However, there is limited evidence exploring the relationship between ivabradine and LVRR, particularly in the context of NIDCM. Consequently, this study is a retrospective, multi-center cohort study aiming to evaluate the impact of ivabradine on LVRR in patients with NIDCM in the current era of medical therapy. Furthermore, by conducting this study, we aim to gain insights into the potential role of ivabradine in promoting LVRR in NIDCM patients receiving contemporary drug therapy.
Methodology This study will enroll (120) patients presenting with acute anterior STEMI who will undergo early reperfusion presenting at Helwan University Hospitals and Ain Shams University Hospitals. Diagnosis of STEMI will be based on: Sustained ST-segment elevation of at least 1 mm in at least 2 contiguous leads or new/presumably new left bundle branch block, plus >Typical anginal pain, or > diagnostic levels of serum cardiac biomarkers, or > imaging evidence of new loss of viable myocardium or new regional wall motion abnormality. They will be subdivided into two (2) groups according to Dapagliflozin intake into: - Group A: Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) (60) patients, they will be further subdivided into 2 subgroups: Group A1: 30 patients will receive Dapagliflozin in addition to standard anti-ischemic and anti-diabetic treatment. Group A2: 30 patients will receive standard anti-ischemic and antidiabetic treatment (Dapagliflozin not included). - Group B: Patients without DM (60) patients, subdivided to 2 subgroups: Group B1: 30 patients will receive standard anti-ischemic treatment. Group B2: 30 patients will receiv up e standard anti-ischemic treatment and Dapagliflozin. Methodology in details: The study patients will undergo early reperfusion according to the recent practice guidelines and the local hospital policy in managing ST elevation MI patients. Echocardiography will be performed twice: within 48 hours of admission and 3 months following the index event. Management: Twelve-lead electrocardiogram will be recorded at baseline and 30-min post-procedure. The ST-segment changes will be evaluated in the single lead with the most prominent ST-segment elevation before intervention. The ST-segment elevation will be measured to the nearest 0.5 mm at 60 ms after the J point. Significant ST segment resolution (STR) is defined as a reduction in ST-segment elevation of 50% after 30 min of infarct artery recanalization. Immediately before the procedure, patients will receive aspirin (300 mg), ticagrelor (180 mg) or clopidogrel (600 mg) depending on availability. Adjunctive pharmacological treatment during the procedure will include: 1. Unfractionated heparin as an initial bolus of 70 U/kg and additional boluses during the procedure to achieve an activated clotting time of 250 to 350 s (200 to 250 s if Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa) antagonist is used). Heparin will be discontinued at the end of percutaneous coronary intervention. 2. The use of a GPIIb/IIIa antagonist during the procedure, primary PCI technique, indications, and methods of thrombectomy if indicated will be done under the regulations of the local hospital policy and the most recent practice guidelines.
A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial to evaluate the effect of recombinant human Neuregulin-1 for injection on cardiac function and reverse ventricular remodeling in male patients with NT-proBNP ≤ 1700 pg/ml and female patients with NT-proBNP ≤ 4000 pg/ml and New York Heart Association class II-III chronic systolic heart failure, and to confirm its efficacy and safety.
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the effects of combination therapy with ARNI and inhibitors of SGLT2 in patients affected by HFrEF. The main questions it aims to answer are: - What is the medium-long term impact of the ARNI + glyphozine combination therapy in terms of ventricular remodeling studied by speckle tracking echocardiography (GLS%) and by variation of volumetric indices and contractile function (LVEDV, LVEDD, FE%)? - What is the medium-long term impact of the ARNI + glyphozine combination therapy in terms of variation of laboratory data indicative of heart failure (NT-pro-BNP)? - What is the medium-long term impact of the ARNI + glyphozine combination therapy in terms of major cardiovascular events (MACVE)? - What are the echocardiographic and laboratory parameters predictors of medium-long term major cardiovascular events (MACVE) and ventricular remodeling? Participants will undergo, at the time of enrollment and after approximately 3 and 12 months from the introduction of SGLT-2 inhibitor therapy, at clinical, echocardiographic and biohumoral investigations.
LEAP-CAR will evaluate the benefit of left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP), comparing to conventional right ventricular pacing (RVP), in preventing pacing-induced cardiomyopathy (PICM) in patients undergoing pacemaker implant for advanced (2° or 3° degree) atrioventricular block, with baseline left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >45%. LEAP-CAR is a randomized, prospective, double blind clinical trial.
STEMI is a serious type of coronary heart disease, which is a major cause of disability and death. Morphologically the key feature of remodeling is myocyte hypertrophy, myocyte loss from necrosis or apoptosis, as well as interstitial cell growth especially fibroblast proliferation leading to myocardial fibrosis . Elevated serum LDL-cholesterol concentrations play a proatherogenic role by stimulating inflammation and oxidative processes. Statins have been documented to retard fibrosis and ventricular hypertrophy by the cessation of myofibroblast activity. Clinical studies have proven that statins not only regulate lipids but also improve myocardial fibrosis, regulate cell proliferation and apoptosis, regulate ventricular remodeling, and protect the myocardium