Status:

COMPLETED

Loop Diuretics Administration and Acute Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

University of Siena

Conditions:

Acute Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Intravenous loop diuretics is the therapy most commonly used to treat pulmonary congestion and systemic fluid overload. In theory, continuous infusion should allow for a more consistent diuresis, avoi...

Detailed Description

Patients were eligible if they were admitted with a primary diagnosis of ADHF, randomized within 12 h after hospital presentation, and with evidence of volume overload (pulmonary congestion) on a ches...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients took part in the random sample selection if they met the diagnostic criteria for acute decompensated HF.
  • Patients with primary diagnosis of ADHF, volume overload with cardia dilation and LVEF \<50%, and had BNP levels \>100 pg/ml.

Exclusion

  • Patients were excluded if they had received more than 2 IV doses of furosemide or any continuous infusion of furosemide 1 month before randomization
  • If they had end-stage renal disease or the need for renal replacement therapy, isolated diastolic dysfunction.
  • Recent myocardial infarction

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 28 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

57 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01441245

Start Date

April 1 2010

End Date

December 28 2017

Last Update

January 23 2018

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Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Section Center

Siena, Italy, 53100