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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine shorter hospitalization length as well as a reduced rates of recurrent heart failure hospitalization compared to current standard of care in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. A 1-day reduction in hospital length of stay in unblinded subjects receiving daily HF-FOCUS examinations compared to a blinded standard of care arm.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Subjects ≥18 years of age - Admitted to St. Mary's Hospital Cardiology Progressive Care Unit (Cardiology 1-5 teams) - Admission diagnosis of either: 1. Acute systolic heart failure 2. Acute on chronic systolic heart failure 3. Acute diastolic heart failure 4. Acute on chronic diastolic heart failure 5. Acute right heart failure 6. Acute on chronic right heart failure 7. Failure heart biventricular - Able to provide informed consent and willing to undergo daily lung ultrasound examinations during their hospitalization.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subjects <18 years of age - Unable to provide informed consent. - Unwilling to undergo daily lung ultrasound examinations.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Diagnostic
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Active Comparator
Group 1 		Patients undergoing daily lung ultrasound with the results reported to the provider care teams on admission and each morning
  • Diagnostic Test: Lung Ultrasound
    Patients will undergo lung ultrasound assessments at hospital admission, daily throughout admission, and at hospital discharge.
Experimental
Group 2 		Patients undergoing daily lung ultrasound but the results will be blinded to the provider care teams
  • Diagnostic Test: Lung Ultrasound
    Patients will undergo lung ultrasound assessments at hospital admission, daily throughout admission, and at hospital discharge.

Recruiting Locations

Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota 55905
Contact:
Andy Dang
507-255-7752
dang.phong@mayo.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Mayo Clinic

Study Contact

Andy Dang
507-255-7752
dang.phong@mayo.edu

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