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Screening Of Adult urBan pOpulation To diAgnose Heart Failure

Conditions
Heart Failure
Registration Number
NCT03526601
Lead Sponsor
General Hospital Murska Sobota
Brief Summary

Screening Of adult urBan pOpulation To diAgnose Heart Failure (SOBOTA-HF) is a cross-sectional prevalence study in a representative sample of Murska Sobota residents aged 55 years or more. Individuals will be invited to participate in a screening with NT-proBNP. All subjects with NT-proBNP ≥ 125 pg/mL will be invited for a diagnostic visit that will include history and physical examination, electrocardiogram, echocardiography, ankle brachial index, pulmonary function tests, body composition measurement, physical performance tests and questionnaires. To validate the screening procedure, a control group (NT-proBNP \< 125 pg/mL) will undergo same diagnostic evaluation. An external center will validate echodardiography exams and the HF diagnosis will be adjudicated within an independent HF expert panel. Overall and age specific HF prevalence will be calculated in individuals ≥ 55 years and extrapolated to the whole population.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2861
Inclusion Criteria
  • age >55
  • living in Murska Sobota
  • part of representative sample as selected by Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Exclusion Criteria

NONE.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
heart failure diagnosis as per 2016 ESC guidelinesat diagnostic visit
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

General Hospital Murska Sobota

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Murska Sobota, Slovenia

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