Heart Disease Trial, Recruiting

Written by an AI model from ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

• Adults aged 18 years or older
• People who have been admitted to hospital due to a sudden worsening of heart failure
• People whose treating heart specialist has determined that diuretic medication given through a drip (intravenously) is needed
• People whose heart failure is primarily affecting the left side of the heart
• People who are willing and able to sign a written consent form before taking part

Who may not be able to join:

• People with severely low red blood cell levels (very low haemoglobin)
• People who require kidney dialysis (either haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis) or who are on a waiting list for a kidney transplant
• People with a severe leaking mitral valve (the valve between the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart) as the primary problem
• People with a severely narrowed aortic valve
• People with a severely leaking aortic valve
• People with a severe leaking tricuspid valve as the primary problem
• People whose heart failure is primarily affecting the right side of the heart
• People whose heart failure is caused by a heart condition they were born with
• People who have previously had their mitral valve replaced
• People who have previously had their aortic valve replaced
• People who have previously had any biological (tissue-based) heart valve replacement
• People who have previously had a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (a type of minimally invasive valve procedure)
• People with an active cancer diagnosis
• People who are unable or unwilling to sign a written consent form
• People for whom an ultrasound scan of the heart (echocardiogram) cannot be performed before starting intravenous diuretic treatment, for any reason

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.