Heart Failure Clinical Trial
Heart Failure Study: The Atlanta Cardiomyopathy Consortium
Summary
Heart failure is a very common cause of hospital admission and there are half a million new cases diagnosed each year in the United States. While some important progress has been made over the last two decades for the treatment of heart failure, there still remains a critical need for further advances in our understanding of this disease in order to significantly improve patient outcomes. Large numbers of heart failure patients need to be studied over time to allow scientists to investigate those factors that influence the responses to therapy.
Full Description
In this study information will be collected on patients with heart failure and their progress and outcomes will be followed over time. The aim is to understand the natural history, risk factors for improvement or progression, and determinants of response to therapy for heart failure. Of interest are many aspects of heart failure including genetic influences, quality of life issues, how individuals cope with feelings about having heart disease, and how they manage their day-to-day symptoms etc.. A database will be created of approximately 1,000 heart failure patients from Emory, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Wesley Woods, Grady, and the VA Medical Center.
This is strictly an observational study and subjects will not be receiving any experimental therapy nor will their routine medical care be affected in any way. Data to be collected includes:
Medical history of the patient
Medical history on the patient's family
Survey data including health behaviors & psychosocial variables
Blood & urine samples
EKG
Six minute Walk Test
Hand grip strength
After collecting data, a variety of statistical tests will be run to analyze factors that influence heart failure patients' responses to treatment. The results of this analysis will be used to optimize therapy for future heart failure patients.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Age: 18 years and over
Sex: Both
Ethnic Origin: All
Diagnosis required to participate: Clinical diagnosis of systolic or diastolic heart failure
Exclusion Criteria:
Congenital heart disease
Previous heart transplantation
No primary infiltrative disease i.e. amyloidosis
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There are 2 Locations for this study
Atlanta Georgia, 30308, United States
Atlanta Georgia, 30322, United States
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