A Study of the Effectiveness of Sitaxsentan Sodium in Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure

Summary

The aim of this study was to determine whether long-term (≥ 6 months at the target dose) blockade of ETA receptors using sitaxsentan showed functional benefit in subjects with chronic Heart Failure and an Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ≥50%.

Timeline

Start

2006-03-27

Primary completion

2008-05-01

Completion

2008-05-01

Publications

• Zile MR, Bourge RC, Redfield MM, Zhou D, Baicu CF, Little WC. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of sitaxsentan to improve impaired exercise tolerance in patients with heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction. JACC Heart Fail. 2014 Apr;2(2):123-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.12.002. Epub 2014 Feb 26.

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