Status:

COMPLETED

Measurement of Endothelial Function and Cardiac Output: New Methods

Lead Sponsor:

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Collaborating Sponsors:

Bayer

Health Twist GmbH

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Hypertension, Pulmonary

Eligibility:

All Genders

35-80 years

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this study is to analyse test-retest-reliability of functional quantification of endothelial dysfunction through puls-amplitude-tonometry in patients with heart failure with preser...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinically stable for the last 4 weeks (not for HFrEF: 7 days)
  • Signed consent form
  • HFpEF:
  • Baseline-Echocardiography:
  • hospitalization \<= 12 months with diagnosis heart failure and E/E' \> 8 or E' \< 8 cm/s or
  • BNP \>= 100pg/ml or NT-proBNP \>= 300pg/ml in the last 6 months or
  • LAVI \> 28 ml/m² and E/E' \> 8 or E' \< 8cm/s or PAPsys \> 40mmHg and E/E' \> 8 or E' \< 8 cm/s
  • Possibility to take part in cardiac stress test
  • Heart failure NYHA I-III
  • Sinus rhythm
  • Max. O2-uptake on exertion \< 20ml/kgBW/min
  • HFrEF
  • HFrEF due to ischemic or non-ischemic reasons
  • NYHA I-III
  • Individually optimized and stable pharmacological therapy (including beta-blocker, ACE-Inhibitor, AT1-antagonist, aldosterone-antagonist)
  • EF \<=45%, Simpson Biplan PH
  • NICE-Classification 2013 I/II
  • PAH \>= 25 mmHg
  • Precapillary PAH: Wedge-pressure \<= 15 mmHg, CO normal or low
  • Postcapillary PAH: Wedge-pressure \>= 15 mmHg, CO normal or low
  • Diabetic nephropathy:
  • Diabetes mellitus Type 2 with oral or Insulin therapy and one or more of the following:
  • Diabetic nephropathy has been diagnosed before (anamnesis)
  • Macroalbuminuria: Urine Albumine/Creatinine-ratio \> 300mg/g Creatinine (\>34mg/mmol) in 2 out of 3 tests of Urine in the morning and GFR \<90ml/min/1.73m² (CKD-EPI)
  • Microalbuminuria: 30-300mg/g Creatinine (\>=3.4 mg/mmol but \<34mg/mmol) tested as above and GFR \< 90 ml/min/1.73m² and diabetic retinopathy
  • AH:
  • Hypertension diagnosed at least 6 months except structural heart disease: EF \> 55% and no sign of HFpEF
  • No symptoms of coronary heart disease
  • Possibility to take part in cardiac stress test
  • Stable pharmacologic therapy of Hypertension for at least 4 weeks
  • Systolic blood pressure \<140 mmHG during Screening

Exclusion

  • Patient incapable of contracting
  • Angina pectoris \> CCS II
  • Coronary Intervention in the last 4 weeks or scheduled Intervention/Bypass
  • Myocardial infarction in the last 3 months
  • Stroke in the last 3 months
  • Valvular heart disease \> II°
  • Cardiomyopathy due to Infiltrate/hypertrophic obstruction (e.g. HOCM, Amyloidosis)
  • Congenital complex heart disease
  • Active myocarditis
  • Significant lung disease
  • Significant Cardiac dysrhythmia
  • Scheduled changes in medication during time of study
  • (Scheduled) heart transplant
  • Cardiac resynchronisation therapy over the last three months
  • ICD/Pacemaker-implant in the last 4 weeks
  • Uncontrolled Hyper/Hypotension (\>180mmHg, \<95mmHg)
  • Patient taking part in Rehabilitation program
  • Diagnosed Malignant disease or disease with life expectancy \< 1 year
  • Anemia with Hb\<10mg/dl
  • Untreated significant thyroid disease
  • HFpEF, Hypertension and PH:
  • Patient incapable of cardiac stress test (e.g. because of orthopedic Problems)
  • Significant changes in cardiovascular Status over the two weeks of study
  • Instable cardiopulmonary Status over the last four weeks
  • HFrEF:
  • I.v. Treatment with inotropic drug or diuretic in the last 7 days before Screening
  • Myocardial infarction in the last 4 weeks

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

101 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02299960

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

October 1 2015

Last Update

June 10 2016

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Charite Universitaetsmedizin

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany, 10117