Heart Failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients who were admitted to each hospital due to heart failure (1) The diagnosis of heart failure is based on the Framingham criteria, which is stated in the guideline of Japanese Circulation Society (http://www.j-circ.or.jp/guideline/pdf/JCS2011_izumi_h.pdf ; last accessed August 7th, 2016). (2) The patients older than 64 years old are eligible (3) The patients who can walk by themselves (including the patients who can walk using a staff and so on) are eligible (who suffered in-hospital death will be excluded)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) The patients with low serum BNP (<100pg/ml) / NT-pro BNP (<300pg/ml) level on admission (2) The hemodialysis patients (including the patients planning to start hemodialysis) (3) The patients planning to undergo surgery for valvular heart disease or similar surgery (4) The patients who had undergone heart transplantation or the patients with ventricular assist devices (5) The patients with acute myocarditis (6) The patients who refused to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All-cause mortality | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Unexpected visit to the hospital, readmission due to heart failure, all-cause readmission. Physical and functional status at baseline. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactEmi Maekawa
Kitasato University School of Medicine / Juntendo University Department of Cardiovascular Medicine / Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Outcome results
None listed