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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000735651
ACTRN12605000735651CompletedNot Applicable

The BNP Assisted Teatment to Lessen Serial Cardiac Readmissions and Death.

Health Research Council of New Zealand0 sites363 target enrollmentStarted: November 11, 2005Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
363

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to ot stated (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Symptomatic congestive HF as defined by Framingham criteria (Table 1), requiring admission to hospital in subjects able to give competent informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Active myocarditis/pericarditis.Under active consideration for cardiac transplantation. Life expectancy due to non-cardiovascular disease <24 months.Severe hepatic or pulmonary disease (FEV1 <1L).Renal impairment with creatinine at discharge from index admission >0.25mmol/L.Transient HF in association with myocardial infarction treated with acute revascularisation and subsequent ejection fraction during index admission >40%.Severe valvular disease being considered for surgery, or severe aortic stenosis (valve area <1cm2), or symptoms of HF secondary to mitral stenosis.

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