Novel Treatment for Diastolic Heart Failure in Women

Summary

The purpose of the study is to collect information about the potential benefit and safety of low dose spironolactone for a patient with diastolic heart failure (DHF) and to determine whether spironolactone can cause the patient's condition to improve.

Timeline

Start

2004-07

Primary completion

2010-07

Completion

2010-07

Publications

• Kurrelmeyer KM, Ashton Y, Xu J, Nagueh SF, Torre-Amione G, Deswal A. Effects of spironolactone treatment in elderly women with heart failure and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. J Card Fail. 2014 Aug;20(8):560-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.05.010. Epub 2014 Jun 4.

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