decompensatio cordis heart decompensation heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient group - Patients diagnosed with heart failure NYHA class II/III - >= 18 years of age - Mentally able/allowed to give informed consent;Control group - Subjects free of cardiovascular disease and/or cardiovascular medication - >= 18 years of age - Mentally able/allowed to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Contra-indications for exercise testing - Serious co-morbidity;For the telemetric temperaturepill, additional exclusioncriteria have been formulated.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brachial artery blood flow patterns during leg exercise; retrograde and antegrade shear rate, expressed in oscillatory index. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thermoregulatory changes (skin and core body temperature) Autonomic function (heart rate variability) Cardiac troponin-release and N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide concentration Heart rate and blood pressure | — |
Countries
Netherlands