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An observational study of amiodarone versus metoprolol succinate in patients with heart failure complicated with rapid atrial fibrillation

An observational study of amiodarone versus metoprolol succinate in patients with heart failure complicated with rapid atrial fibrillation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2200057816
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-03-17
Start date
2018-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heart failure

Interventions

Observation group:Amiodarone + perindopril + spironolactone group (group I, n = 121)
Control group:Metoprolol succinate + perindopril + spironolactone group

Sponsors

People's Hospital of Chongqing Hechuan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
55 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 55 to 75 years old; 2. Before admission, all patients used to take the Golden Triangle drug metoprolol succinate + perindopril + spironolactone regularly, and reached the maximum tolerated dose; 3. ECG indication at admission: rapid atrial fibrillation (heart rate > 100 BPM) and the duration of atrial fibrillation exceeds 7 days. After reaching dry weight, the average ventricular rate of ambulatory ECG is > 100 beats/min; 4. Metoprolol succinate should be temporarily stopped when the cardiac function grade of New York City reaches grade IV at admission; 5. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 1200pg/ml; 6. All enrolled patients underwent esophageal ultrasound to confirm that there was no atrial thrombosis; 7. There was no ablation treatment plan for atrial fibrillation in recent 1 year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Valvular heart disease requiring surgical intervention; 2. Complicated with hyperthyroidism or diagnosed hyperthyroid heart disease; 3. There are contraindications to the use of oral amiodarone tablets; 4. Severe hepatic and renal insufficiency; 5. Severe indoor conduction block and complete left bundle branch block.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cardiovascular mortality;Rehospitalization rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NT-proBNP;Left ventricular ejection fraction;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYongrong Liu

People's Hospital of Chongqing Hechuan

770586640@qq.com+86 15123192344

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026