Johns hopkins launches study to uncover hidden cause of right heart failure
NCT ID NCT06299436
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to understand why the right side of the heart fails in people with heart failure and high blood pressure in the lungs. Researchers will look at heart tissue samples from 50 adults to find the best ways to diagnose and treat this condition. Participants must be between 18 and 90 years old and have a specific type of heart failure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
The study population will include patients who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, defined by a left ventricular ejection fraction less than or equal to 40-50%.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients aged between 18 and 90 years of age * Diagnosed with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (LV ejection fraction ≤ 40-50%) * Can safely hold direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) vitamin K antagonist (VKA) for 48 hours prior to the procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to interrupt VKA anticoagulation * Point of care International Normalized Ratio (INR) \> 1.5 * Pregnant patients * Acute hospitalization or decompensation within 2 weeks prior to study date * Participation in a study involving an investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to study date * Inability to lie flat in the supine position * Symptomatic hemodynamic instability at rest or during the procedure
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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