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New study links heart blood flow and body fat to exercise capacity in heart failure

NCT ID NCT04822649

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Korea University Anam Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how blood flow in the heart's small vessels and body composition (muscle vs. fat) affect exercise ability in people with a type of heart failure called HFpEF. Researchers will measure heart blood flow using ultrasound and body composition with a special scale, then compare these to exercise test results. The goal is to better understand what limits exercise in these patients.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this study could help doctors better understand why some heart failure patients have limited exercise ability, potentially guiding more personalized treatment plans.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it will not directly improve patient outcomes. Results may not apply to all heart failure patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 100 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2021

Expected to finish

Dec 2025

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

20 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 20 to 80 * Typical/atypical chest pain or ischemic symptoms including dyspnea * No significant coronary artery stenosis (\>50% stenosis) in coronary angiography or computed tomography * Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50% Exclusion Criteria: * More than moderate valvular heart disease * Congenital heart disease * Chronic renal failure (estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30 ml/min/1.73m2) or end-stage renal failure undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis * Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and primary pulmonary hypertension * Receiving anticancer drugs * Vasculitis associated with autoimmune diseases * Patients with difficulty in performing exercise load evaluation (treadmill, bicycle ergometer) * Atrial fibrillation * Atrioventricular block with more than second degrees, symptomatic bradycardia, cryo-node failure syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) patients

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diastolic heart failure Frailty

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (hfpef)

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Korea University Anam Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, South Korea

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