Karolinska-Rennes (KaRen) Prospective Study of Exercise Stress Echocardiography in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

NCT ID: NCT00774709

Last Updated: 2013-09-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2012-11-30

Brief Summary

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Background:

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) is common but not well understood. Electrical dyssynchrony in systolic heart failure is harmful. Little is known about the prevalence and the prognostic impact of dyssynchrony in HFPEF.

Methods:

We have designed a prospective, multicentre, international, observational study to characterize HFPEF and to determine whether electrical or mechanical dyssynchrony affects prognosis. Patients presenting with acute heart failure will be screened.

Inclusion criteria will be:

acute presentation with Framingham criteria for heart failure, left ventricular EF ≥45%, BNP \>100 ng/L or NT-proBNP \>300 ng/L. Patients will return in stable condition 4-8 weeks after the index presentation and undergo questionnaires, serology, ECG and Dopplerechocardiography. Thereafter, patients will be followed for mortality and heart failure hospitalization every 6 months for at least 18 months. Sub-studies will focus on echocardiographic changes from the acute presentation to the stable condition and on exercise echocardiography.

Conclusion:

KaRen aims to characterize electrical and mechanical dyssynchrony and to assess its prognostic impact in the HFPEF. The ancillary study of the exercise stress echocardiography sought to improve our understanding of HFPEF and generate answers to the question whether dyssynchrony could be a target for therapy in HFPEF.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Heart Failure

Keywords

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Heart failure Preserved ejection fraction Diastolic dysfunction Dyssynchrony Echocardiography Patients with acute heart failure clinically diagnosed BNP level > 100 ng / l or NT-proBNP > 300 ng /l Preserved left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF ≥ 45%)

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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1

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Acute presentation to the hospital with clinical signs and symptoms of HF, according to the Framingham criteria \[19\].
2. LVEF ≥ 45% by echocardiography within the first 72 hours. The measurement will be carried out according to guidelines
3. BNP \>100 ng/L or NT-proBNP \>300 ng/L.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Evidence of primary hypertrophic or restrictive cardiomyopathy or systemic illness known to be associated with infiltrative heart disease
2. Known cause of right heart failure not related to left ventricular dysfunction
3. Pericardial constriction
4. Clinically significant pulmonary disease, as evidenced by requirement of current home oxygen
5. End-stage renal disease currently requiring dialysis
6. Bi-ventricular pacemaker (CRT). (Patients who have a conventional pacemaker may be included)
7. Anticipated or indication for cardiac surgery. (Patients who have indication for surgery but may not undergo surgery because of some contraindication, for example age, may NOT be included).
8. Anticipated percutaneous intervention on aortic stenosis. (Patients who undergo other percutaneous intervention, for example PCI, may be included).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fédération Française de Cardiologie

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

French Cardiology Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Erwan Donal, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Service de Cardiologie - CHU Rennes

Locations

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Service de Cardiologie et CIT-IC 804, LTSI INSERM U 642

Rennes, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Lund LH, Savarese G, Venkateshvaran A, Benson L, Lundberg A, Donal E, Daubert JC, Oger E, Linde C, Hage C. Eligibility of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction for sacubitril/valsartan according to the PARAGON-HF trial. ESC Heart Fail. 2022 Feb;9(1):164-177. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13705. Epub 2021 Nov 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34811954 (View on PubMed)

Hage C, Wardell E, Linde C, Donal E, Lam CSP, Daubert C, Lund LH, Mansson-Broberg A. Circulating neuregulin1-beta in heart failure with preserved and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. ESC Heart Fail. 2020 Apr;7(2):445-455. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12615. Epub 2020 Jan 24.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31981321 (View on PubMed)

Hage C, Bjerre M, Frystyk J, Gu HF, Brismar K, Donal E, Daubert JC, Linde C, Lund LH. Comparison of Prognostic Usefulness of Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 7 in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Versus Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. Am J Cardiol. 2018 Jun 15;121(12):1558-1566. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.02.041. Epub 2018 Mar 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29622288 (View on PubMed)

Nagy AI, Hage C, Merkely B, Donal E, Daubert JC, Linde C, Lund LH, Manouras A. Left atrial rather than left ventricular impaired mechanics are associated with the pro-fibrotic ST2 marker and outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. J Intern Med. 2018 Apr;283(4):380-391. doi: 10.1111/joim.12723. Epub 2018 Feb 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29430747 (View on PubMed)

Donal E, Lund LH, Oger E, Bosseau C, Reynaud A, Hage C, Drouet E, Daubert JC, Linde C; KaRen Investigators. Importance of combined left atrial size and estimated pulmonary pressure for clinical outcome in patients presenting with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Jun 1;18(6):629-635. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jex005.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28329385 (View on PubMed)

Hage C, Michaelsson E, Linde C, Donal E, Daubert JC, Gan LM, Lund LH. Inflammatory Biomarkers Predict Heart Failure Severity and Prognosis in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Holistic Proteomic Approach. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2017 Feb;10(1):e001633. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.116.001633.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28100627 (View on PubMed)

Bosseau C, Donal E, Lund LH, Oger E, Hage C, Mulak G, Daubert JC, Linde C; KaRen investigators. The prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in heart failure with preserved ejection function: insights from KaRen, a prospective and multicenter study. Heart Vessels. 2017 Jun;32(6):735-749. doi: 10.1007/s00380-016-0933-8. Epub 2016 Dec 27.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28028584 (View on PubMed)

Hage C, Lund LH, Donal E, Daubert JC, Linde C, Mellbin L. Copeptin in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: a report from the prospective KaRen-study. Open Heart. 2015 Nov 3;2(1):e000260. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2015-000260. eCollection 2015.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26568833 (View on PubMed)

Donal E, Lund LH, Oger E, Hage C, Persson H, Reynaud A, Ennezat PV, Bauer F, Sportouch-Dukhan C, Drouet E, Daubert JC, Linde C; KaRen Investigators. Baseline characteristics of patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction included in the Karolinska Rennes (KaRen) study. Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Feb;107(2):112-21. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2013.11.002. Epub 2013 Dec 30.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24388161 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CCP 08 / 20- 679

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id