CARDIAC FAILURE

This study tests whether social prescribing—a program that connects patients to community resources like housing, transportation, or mental health support—can help women with heart failure take their medications as prescribed and improve their quality of life. About 200 women wit…

This study tests whether adding the drug landiolol to the fluid that preserves the heart during mitral valve surgery can prevent a serious complication called low cardiac output syndrome, where the heart struggles to pump enough blood after surgery. About 1500 adults having elect…

This study watches 100 adults who needed a machine called ECMO for severe heart or lung failure. Researchers want to see how muscle loss and weakness affect their recovery and quality of life. They will use ultrasound, strength tests, and questionnaires to track changes over time…

This study looks at how different types of blood platelets change in adults who need ECMO support for severe heart or lung failure. Researchers will take blood samples on days 1, 3, and 7 after ECMO starts to track these changes. The goal is to better understand why some patients…

This study looks at how the heart's structure and function change one year after a minimally invasive procedure to fix the aorta. Researchers will use heart MRI scans to measure changes in heart muscle mass and pumping ability. The study involves 40 adults with aortic aneurysms o…

This study looks at tiny molecules in the blood called microRNAs to better understand the immune system after a heart transplant. Researchers will track 250 adult heart transplant patients to see if these molecules can predict who will develop infections or organ rejection. The g…

This study is looking at tiny molecules called microRNAs in the blood of 150 children who have had a heart transplant. The goal is to see if these molecules can help predict which children will get an infection or have their body reject the new heart. Researchers hope this will l…