Brazil launches massive heart failure study to improve care
NCT ID NCT07534163
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow 2000 adults hospitalized with acute heart failure in Brazil to learn how they are treated and what happens to them over the next year. Researchers want to see if doctors are using the latest recommended medicines and find out what barriers prevent better care. The goal is to use this information to improve heart failure treatment and reduce deaths.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
This study will include adult patients (≥18 years) admitted to public and private hospitals in Brazil with acute heart failure-related presentations. Eligible participants comprise two main groups: (1) patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who develop newly identified left ventricular systolic dysfunction during hospitalization (LVEF ≤40), limited to up to 25% of the total study population; and (2) patients admitted with a primary diagnosis of decompensated heart failure, regardless of ejection fraction, defined according to the universal criteria for heart failure. In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), additional characterization will include H2FPEF and HFA-PEFF scores. Patients will be excluded if they decline participation during the informed consent process, have undergone surgical myocardial revascularization within the previous month, present with heart failure secondary to sepsis, or are admitted with cardiogenic shock.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria Adult patients (≥ 18 years) admitted to public and private hospitals with one of the two clinical conditions below: * Admission for AMI (Acute Myocardial Infarction) presenting with reduced ejection fraction during hospitalization (LVEF ≤ 40%) and which had not been previously identified (limit of 25% of the study sample included by this criterion) * Primary diagnosis of decompensated HF (regardless of ejection fraction), with the HF diagnosis established according to the universal definition of heart failure. In cases of HF with HFpEF, in addition to the data from the universal heart failure criteria, H2FPEF and HFA PEFF data will be collected. Exclusion Criteria * Refusal to participate in the study during the informed consent process; * Surgical myocardial revascularization in the last month; * Heart failure secondary to sepsis (sepsis as the origin of heart failure); * Cardiogenic shock.
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