Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Institute of Science Tokyo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 years or older who are admitted to the Department of Cardiology, Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital, diagnosed by the attending physician as having AHA/ACC stage C or D heart failure, meet at least one objective criterion including elevated BNP or NT-proBNP, pulmonary congestion or pleural effusion on chest X-ray, or reduced left ventricular ejection fraction or diastolic dysfunction on echocardiography, and provide written informed consent personally or through a legally acceptable representative.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients whose primary condition is judged to be a disease other than heart failure, those with an end-stage condition with an expected prognosis of only several weeks, those who cannot understand participation in the study and have no legally acceptable representative, patients on chronic dialysis, and patients after heart transplantation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to the first occurrence of heart failure rehospitalization after discharge, implantable LVAD implantation, or all-cause death from the date of registration. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYoshitaka Isotani
Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital Department of Cardiology
Outcome results
None listed