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Acute Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction - COngestion Discharge Evaluation

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Acute Heart Failure
Interventions
Procedure: Clinical examination centered on congestion
Procedure: Cardio-pulmonary, peritoneal, jugular and renal Doppler ultrasounds and liver elastography
Procedure: Telephone interview
Behavioral: Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)
Registration Number
NCT04343443
Lead Sponsor
Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Brief Summary

The AHF-CODE reduced study is a prospective, non-randomized, monocenter study performed in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction admitted for worsening heart failure.

The main objective of the AHF-CODE study is to identify congestion markers (clinical, biological and ultrasound) at the end of hospitalization for acute heart failure that are associated with the risk of all cause death or rehospitalization for acute heart failure within 3 months of hospital discharge.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients hospitalised for acute heart failure.
  • Patients with reduced ejection fraction (Ejection Fraction <40%) or (40% ≤ Ejection Fraction < 50)
  • Patients considered clinically discharging from hospitalisation for acute heart failure.
  • Age ≥18 years
  • Patients having received complete information regarding the study design and having signed their informed consent form.
  • Patient affiliated to or beneficiary of a social security scheme.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Comorbidity for which the life expectancy is ≤ 3 months
  • Dialysis patient (peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis) or patients with glomerular filtration rate <15 ml/min/m2 at inclusion.
  • History of lobectomy or pneumonectomy lung surgery
  • Severe pulmonary or pleural pathology preventing reliable acquisition of lung ultrasound images: severe emphysema, chronic pleurisy, pulmonary fibrosis, etc.
  • Pregnant woman, parturient or nursing mother
  • Adult person subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice) Adult person who is unable to give consent
  • Person deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision,
  • Person subject to psychiatric care pursuant to Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 of the Public Health Code.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients hospitalized for acute heart failureCardio-pulmonary, peritoneal, jugular and renal Doppler ultrasounds and liver elastographyPatients hospitalized for acute heart failure will undergo the following evaluations: * Clinical examination centered on congestion * Cardiopulmonary , peritoneal , jugular and renal venous Doppler ultrasounds * Blood sample retrieved for biological assessment and biobanking * Telephone interview
Patients hospitalized for acute heart failureTelephone interviewPatients hospitalized for acute heart failure will undergo the following evaluations: * Clinical examination centered on congestion * Cardiopulmonary , peritoneal , jugular and renal venous Doppler ultrasounds * Blood sample retrieved for biological assessment and biobanking * Telephone interview
Patients hospitalized for acute heart failureKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)Patients hospitalized for acute heart failure will undergo the following evaluations: * Clinical examination centered on congestion * Cardiopulmonary , peritoneal , jugular and renal venous Doppler ultrasounds * Blood sample retrieved for biological assessment and biobanking * Telephone interview
Patients hospitalized for acute heart failureClinical examination centered on congestionPatients hospitalized for acute heart failure will undergo the following evaluations: * Clinical examination centered on congestion * Cardiopulmonary , peritoneal , jugular and renal venous Doppler ultrasounds * Blood sample retrieved for biological assessment and biobanking * Telephone interview
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of day-hospital or in-home IV diuretics injection for acute HF3 months after hospital discharge

composite endpoint: rate of all-cause death, hospitalization for acute heart failure or day-hospital IV diuretics injection for acute HF during 3 months following day hospitalization (with outcome 1 and 2)

Rate of all-cause death3 months after hospital discharge

composite endpoint: rate of all-cause death, hospitalization for acute heart failure or day-hospital IV diuretics injection for acute HF during 3 months following day hospitalization (with outcome 2 and 3)

Rate of re-hospitalisation for acute heart failure3 months after hospital discharge

composite endpoint: rate of all-cause death, hospitalization for acute heart failure or day-hospital IV diuretics injection for acute HF during 3 months following day hospitalization (with outcome 1 and 3)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of re-hospitalisation for acute heart failure3, 12 and 24 months after hospital discharge
Rate of hospitalisation for acute heart failure3, 12 and 24 months after hospital discharge

composite endpoint : Rate of all-cause death or hospitalisation for acute heart failure at 3, 12 and 24 months after hospital discharge (with outcome 16)

Liver elastography valueAt inclusion

Measured with Fibroscan®

Quality of life assessed by Kansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireAt inclusion and 3, 6 and 24 months

Assessed by Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)

Rate of all-cause death3, 12 and 24 months after hospital discharge

composite endpoint: Rate of all-cause death or hospitalisation for acute heart failure at 3, 12 and 24 months after hospital discharge (with outcome 17)

Rate of day-hospital IV diuretics injection for acute HF3, 12 and 24 months after hospital discharge
NYHA (New York Heart Association) class3, 12 and 24 months after hospital discharge
Natriuretic peptidesAt inclusion

BNP or Nt-Pro BNP

Renal function assessed by glomerular filtration rateAt inclusion
Plasma volumeAt inclusion

calculated from haemoglobin and haematocrit value

Blood potassiumAt inclusion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHRU de Nancy

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Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France

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