Stable heart failure patient No previous hospitalization within 30 days Heart failure Spirometry HRCT chest Echocardiography
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age>18 years 2. Heart failure patient who met criteria by definition diagnosed over 3 months 3. No previous hospitalization or ER visit for heart failure within 1 month 4. Agree to participate and give consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Documented active pulmonary disease such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, asthma, and PFT-proven COPD 2. Contraindication for PFT including recent myocardial infarction, recent thoracic or abdominal surgery, untreated pneumothorax, and hemoptysis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| study the association between echocardiographic parameters and abnormal spirometry in chronic heart failure patients at enrollment Echocardiography | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To study the prevalence of abnormal spirometry in chronic heart failure patient at enrollment Spirometry,2. To study the prevalence of abnormal pulmonary findings from HRCT chest At enrollment HRCT chest,3. To study the association between abnormal spirometry patterns and HRCT chest findings at enrollment Spirometry and HRCT chest | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Faculty of Medicine Chiangmai university