Acute decompensated heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) age 18-85 years; (2) meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHF in Western medicine; (3) meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHF in the form of qi deficiency and blood stasis in Chinese medicine; (4) New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function class II-IV; (5) be able to perform echocardiograms and walk a distance of 6 min (6-MWD); (6) have no mental disorders and be able to cooperate with the investigation; (7) have not participated in any other medical research in the last 2 months; (8) voluntarily participate in the present study and sign informed consent; (9) good compliance and ability to adhere to the follow-up.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) implanted within 12 weeks of cardioverter defibrillator or cardiac resynchronisation therapy; (2) combined with acute coronary syndrome (within 30d), cardiogenic shock, acute myocarditis, uncontrollable malignant arrhythmia, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, pericarditis, pericardial tamponade, severe valvular disease requiring surgical treatment, and pulmonary artery embolism, etc.; hyperthyroidism, anaemia, severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, heart failure caused by hyperthyroidism, anaemia, severe pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, etc.; (3) combined heart, liver, kidney, haematopoietic, metabolic system, and other serious primary diseases, malignant tumours, jaundice, liver and renal insufficiency; (4) combined with acute infections; (5) positive antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), positive syphilis, hepatitis B and C patients; (6) aggravation of the symptoms of heart failure due to digitalis poisoning; (7) pregnant, gestating, or breastfeeding women; (8) suspected or confirmed alcohol or drug abusers; (9) allergic or allergic to more than 2 kinds of food or drugs, or allergic to the test drug and its raw materials; (10) participants in other studies within the past 2 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| B-cell lymphoma 2;N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide principle;vascular endothelial growth factor;Human hypoxia-inducible factor 1a; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| left ventricular ejection fraction;Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Symptoms;Cardiac Function Classification;Incidence of adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) at 3-month follow-up;Chinese Medicine Symptom Score;6 minute walk; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Wuxi Hospital Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine