chronic heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with chronic heart failure who treated with ARBs except for olmesartan. 2. Left ventricular systolic dysfunction with ejection fraction<50% 3.Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction with ejection fraction>50%
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Hypotension (<90/50 mmHg) 2. Patients with acute coronary syndrome within 3-month, cerebral vascular disturbance, myocarditis, constrictive pericarditis and severe valvular disease. 3. Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation and flutter 4. Chronic kidney disease (Cr>3mg/dl) 5. Pateints with malignancy 6. Renal artery stenosis 7. Patient with pregnancy 8. Allergy of olmesartan 9. Patients who treated with ACEI
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Left ventricular diastolic function 6 and 12 months after switching from other ARBs to olmesartan. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine