Status:

COMPLETED

Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) Inhibition and Pulmonary Hypertension in Diastolic Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

University of Milan

Conditions:

Pulmonary Hypertension

Diastolic Heart Failure

Eligibility:

MALE

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Prevalence of heart failure (HF) with left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction and preserved ejection fraction (EF) (HFpEF) is increasing. Prognosis worsens with development of pulmonary vasoconstr...

Detailed Description

Heart failure (HF) with preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) (HFpEF) is a public health problem and a major topic in clinical cardiology. Its prevalence, in fact, is increasing and t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • LVEF \>50%
  • sinus rhythm and stable clinical condition defined as no changes in therapeutic regimen, or hospitalization in the 6 months preceding recruitment.
  • pulmonary artery systolic pressure \> 40 mm Hg,

Exclusion

  • Patients receiving nitrates
  • A history of pulmonary disease
  • Alternative causes of PH other than cardiac-related
  • Renal failure (creatinine \> 2mg/dL)
  • Anemia
  • Pericardial disease
  • Cardiac amyloidosis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01156636

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

June 15 2012

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