Status:

COMPLETED

Carvedilol Vascular Efficacy Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Elpen Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Brief Summary

Beta-blockers should be administered to all patients with heart failure stages II to IV NYHA. It should also be administered to patients with stage I after myocardial infarction. The low ejection frac...

Detailed Description

The relationship between stroke volume, which is extruded from the left ventricle gives a measure for the restrictive left ventricular function. Any patient with known cardiovascular disease should un...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients visiting outpatient clinics.
  • Male or female patients over 18 years
  • Patients with mild heart failure and history of symptoms according to the instructions of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
  • Patients who entered the study have LVEF \<40% in echocardiography
  • Patients with new diagnosis of heart failure
  • Patients who have left ventricular ejection fraction after acute myocardial infarction \<40%
  • Patients who have been treated in hospital during the previous month before their inclusion in the study
  • Patients who have signed the consent form for recording and processing of personal data.
  • Patients who are willing to comply with the requirements of the study
  • Patients who are treated with carvedilol for at least a month before their inclusion in this

Exclusion

  • Patients under 18 years
  • Patients with unstable chronic heart failure
  • Patients with unstable hemodynamic profiles
  • Patients with heart valve disease
  • Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Patients with unstable angina or active myocarditis
  • Patients with contraindications to treatment with beta-adrenergic receptors
  • Patients who have not consented to recording and processing of personal the data.
  • Women pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Patients have been treated in hospital during the preceding months before their inclusion in the study
  • Patients treated with carvedilol for less than one month

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

415 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01484327

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

November 1 2011

Last Update

November 1 2023

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Cardiology University Clinic

Alexandroupoli, Greece