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A Study of NT-Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) in Patients With Acute Heart Failure.

Status:
Recruiting
Protocol number:
BOT_1
Company division:
Diagnostics
Official Scientific Title:
NT-proBNP in the optimization of treatment after recent acute heart failure (BOT-Acute HF) trial.
Brief summary:
This study will assess whether measurement of NT-proBNP levels before discharge from hospital after acute heart failure improves the prognosis of patients, with respect to major cardiovascular events (cardiovascular hospitalizations and cardiac deaths).
Study type:
Interventional; Randomized; Open Label; Parallel study
Conditions:
  • Heart Failure
Intervention type:
Diagnostic Test
Intervention name:
ELECSYS®proBNP
Inclusion criteria:
  • adult patients, >=18 years of age;
  • hospital admission for acute heart failure, class III or IV;
  • requirement for intravenous therapy.
Exclusion criteria:
  • clinical or laboratory evidence of an acute coronary syndrome;
  • major arrhythmias as the main cause of symptoms;
  • PTCA or CABG planned in next 3 months;
  • non-cardiac concomitant diseases which may have an important influence on outcome as primary factor.
Gender:
Males or Females
Age limits:
Min: 18Years Max: N/A (No limit)
Accepts healthy volunteers:
No
Anticipated start date:
July, 2006
Trial registration date:
22.08.2007
Date last updated:
28.08.2007
This trial is being conducted at the following locations:
Italy
  • Brescia

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