Patients with heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with heart failure who are admitted to our hospital are enrolled. The diagnosis of heart failure is based on guidelines. This study also enrolles control subjects in our hospital during the same enrollment period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria include active systemic inflammatory diseases, chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis, active hepatic diseases, collagen diseases, presence of malignant tumor or acute coronary syndrome within 3 months preceding admission.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The clinical significance of plasma PTX3 levels for patients with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cardiovascular events, which were a composite of CV death, non-fatal myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke, unstable angina, hospitalization for HF, or coronary revascularization. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University Department of Cardiovascular Medicine