Hispanics With Metabolic Syndrome and Non-ischemic Heart Failure

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Conditions studied: Metabolic Syndrome, Heart Failure

In brief

The investigators aim to examine how medical conditions that indicate high cardiometabolic risk, such as increased body weight, high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure, affect heart structure and function among individuals with known HF. Furthermore, this study is being undertaken to identify potential differences in these effects between non-Hispanics whites and Mexican Americans.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00804882

Run by

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

People needed

0

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2009-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 59. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 18-59 years
• known diagnosis of HF
• complete 2-dimensional and Doppler echocardiogram within the last 12 months.

You may not qualify if…

• history of CAD determined by recorded or self-reported history of CAD and/or revascularization
• recent history (previous 6 months) of decompensated HF
• heart transplant
• diagnosis of diabetes (rationale: diabetes independently predicts HF)
• race/ethnicity other than Mexican American or non-Hispanic white.

Where it is running

• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center — Lubbock, Texas, United States

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