Incidence, management, and outcome of acute heart failure in Africa: THe Sub-Saharan Africa Survey of Heart Failure (THESUS-HF II)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202410553810557

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2024-10-03

Start date

2024-06-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Cardiology

Interventions

Hospital guidelines

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participant is > 18 years old, 2. Participant presents to the emergency department with acute heart failure, 3. Participant requires in-hospital management, 4. Participant has given written consent to participate in the registry.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Alternative diagnosis by the time of discharge 2. Inability to have telephone follow up at 30days and 6 months after discharge.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To describe the incidence, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and outcomes at discharge, 30 days and 6 months of patients admitted with acute heart failure in Africa	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To describe the diagnostic and therapeutic processes applied in the management of acute heart failure ;To evaluate how contemporary guidelines and recommendations for the management of acute heart failure are followed in this time frame.	—

Countries

Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia

Contacts

Public ContactDuard Smit

PASCAR

duard@medsoc.co.za+27825789077

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026