Evaluation of NT PRO BNP Guided Therapy on Hospitalization Rate and Mortality in Patients With Chronic HF NYHA II-IY

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status

Completed

Conditions

Chronic Heart Failure

Treatments

Procedure: Treatment according NT Pro BNP level

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00469001

00001

Details and patient eligibility

About

To use continuous measurement of NT Pro BNP level as guide in therapy patients with CHF.

Full description

Group of 100 patients with CHF, NYHA II-IY will be followed for 1 years in outpatient clinic of our hospital for hospitalization, death, 6 min walking protocol, number of decompensation as a primary end point. 50 patients will be treated according usual practice in outpatient clinics and in 50 patients will be additionally used level of NT Pro BNP as additional parameter.If level NT Pro BNP will be goes down will not be changes in treatment regiment. If level of NT Pro BNP will be increased treatment will be intensified.At the end of 1 year follow up we will compare the result of two strategies.

Enrollment

108 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria