Status:

COMPLETED

Liothyronine and Heart Failure. The Long Term Effect of Liothyronine on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)

Lead Sponsor:

Jens Faber

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Low T3 Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine if treatment with liothyronine increases left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with stable, chronic heart failure.

Detailed Description

The patients are examined 3 times. At baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months.After the examination is performed, they begin the study medication while admitted at Dept. of Cardiology, Herlev Hosp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with stable, chronic systolic heart failure
  • T3 ≤1.4 nmol/l in two blood samples, TSH is to be normal
  • LVEF ≤ 45 % on prior echocardiography

Exclusion

  • Established thyroid illness
  • Atrial fibrillation/flutter
  • More than 20% ventricular extrasystoles
  • Severe chronic obstructive lung disorder
  • Pregnancy. Pregnancy testing will be done for fertile women
  • Age \< 18 years

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01481402

Start Date

July 1 2011

End Date

February 1 2014

Last Update

July 16 2019

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Herlev Hospital, Dept. of Endocrinology

Herlev, Denmark, 2730