Status:

COMPLETED

Diuretics and Dopamine in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Conditions:

Heart Failure, Diastolic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF) accounts for 40-50% of all heart failure patients with a frequency of hospital admissions for acute decompensation and short and long term mortal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Admission to Johns Hopkins Hospital for acute decompensated heart failure.
  • Patient ≥18 years of age
  • Estimated GFR of \> 15 milliliters/min/1.73m2 determined by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation
  • Willingness to provide informed consent
  • Known ejection fraction by noninvasive testing of \> 50% within 12 months of admission to the hospital with no interval myocardial infarction since inclusion transthoracic echo, by history, or by ECG.
  • Negative pregnancy test in a female of child bearing potential
  • Willingness of primary attending physician for patient to participate.

Exclusion

  • Systolic BP \<90 mmHg on admission
  • Hemoglobin (Hgb) \< 8 g/dl
  • Known allergy or intolerance to furosemide or low dose dopamine.
  • Hemodynamically significant arrhythmias including ventricular tachycardia or defibrillator shock within 4 weeks
  • Acute coronary syndrome within 4 weeks
  • Cardiac diagnoses in addition to or other than HFpEF:
  • i. Active myocarditis ii. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy iii. Severe valvular disease iv. Restrictive or constrictive cardiomyopathy, including known amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, hemachromatosis v. Complex congenital heart disease vi. Constrictive pericarditis vii. Severe pulmonary hypertension (RVSP ≥ 60), not secondary to HFpEF
  • Non-cardiac pulmonary edema
  • Clinical evidence of digoxin toxicity
  • Received IV vasoactive treatment or ultra-filtration therapy for heart failure since initial presentation
  • Anticipated need for IV vasoactive treatment or ultra-filtration for heart failure during this hospitalization
  • History of temporary or permanent renal replacement therapy or ultrafiltration
  • History of renal artery stenosis \> 50%
  • Need for mechanical hemodynamic support
  • Sepsis
  • Terminal illness (other than HF) with expected survival of less than 1 year
  • Previous adverse reaction to the study drugs
  • Use of IV iodinated contrast material/dye in last 72 hours or planned during hospitalization
  • Enrollment or planned enrollment in another randomized clinical trial during this hospitalization
  • Inability to comply with planned study procedures
  • Pregnancy or nursing mothers

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01901809

Start Date

August 1 2013

End Date

May 1 2018

Last Update

August 16 2018

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Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

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