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The efficacy of heart failure medications in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction after catheter ablation

The efficacy of heart failure medications in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction after catheter ablation - PROTECT-Atria

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000056532
Enrollment
140
Registered
2024-12-22
Start date
2024-12-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Interventions

Prescription of SacbitrilValsaltan and Dapagliflogin in addition to other heart failure treatment No medication or heart failure medications other than sacubitril valsartan and dapagliflozin

Sponsors

Kansai Rosai Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients must be free of AF recurrence at 6 months after the last catheter ablation for paroxysmal or persistent AF and have chronic heart failure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with left ventricular ejection fraction < 50%, prior cardiac surgery, unstable heart failure, patients under 20 years of age or of childbearing potential, patients already taking sacubitril valsartan and dapagliflozin, and patients who are judged by the attending physician to be difficult to use heart failure drugs in this study Patients with hypotension with systolic blood pressure < 100 mmHg, renal dysfunction with eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 or creatinine clearance < 30 mL/min, hyperkalemia with potassium level > 5.0 mEq/L, diabetes requiring insulin injection or oral hypoglycemic agents), and Other cases deemed inappropriate by the attending physician

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
(1) Change in left atrial strain (reservoir strain, conduit strain, contractile strain) at 6 months after enrollment Composite endpoint consisting of all-cause mortality and heart failure hospitalization at 6 months after enrollment

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasaharu Masuda

Kansai Rosai Hospital Cardiovascular center

masuda101@gmail.com0664161221

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026