heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients who hospitalized caused by severe heart failure within a year. 2) Patients classified NYHA II or III or IV. 3) Patients who agreed to participate in this research by themselves. 4) Patients who were over 20 years old when they agreed to participate in this research.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who wear pace makers, ICD and CRT(D), or are supposed to wear them. 2) Patients who are valued as inappropriate by a doctor to participate in this research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Re-hospitalization caused by heart failure, all deaths during the study period(0.5 year). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) An elevation to more than 1000pg/ml of B-type peptide during the study period. 2) The reason why patients dropped out. 3) An expression of adverse events. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
University of Toyama Second Department of Internal Medicine