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NCT Number: NCT01467973

Gulf Acute Heart Failure Registry

The Gulf Heart Association (GHA) sponsored Gulf acute heart failure registry (Gulf CARE)is a multinational , multicentre, prospective, observational, hospital-based registry of patients with acute heart failure(AHF) with 3 month and one year follow-up.

Study Hypothesis: Due to variations in age at presentation, risk factors for heart failure particularly high prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in certain Gulf countries, variable medical practices and heart failure management setup in the Gulf region, AHF patients in the Gulf states are expected to have different presentation and receive different management than patients in European countries resulting in different outcome. It is also hypothesized that there is considerable gap between heart failure management guidelines and clinical practices in the Gulf region.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Heart Failure Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Heart Failure Heart Failure, Diastolic Heart Failure, Systolic

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Royal Hospital

Muscat, Muḩāfaz̧at Masqaţ, 111, Oman

About this study

The Gulf Heart Association (GHA) initiated Gulf acute heart failure registry (Gulf CARE)is designed to assess epidemiology, clinical data, management and outcomes of AHF in six Gulf countries and whether published, professional guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure are being applied appropriately in patients with heart failure. The registry will also provide a quantitative estimate as well as qualitative description of the hospital disease activity related to heart failure. The information gathered will identify management gaps in diagnosis and care of AHF patients that may be addressed by more effective implementation of current guidelines or development of AHF guidelines which may be appropriate to this region. Findings from this registry may help in knowing the current status of heart transplantation in the Middle-East countries as well as identify issues in establishing future heart transplant programme including selection of appropriate candidates and donors, requirements for pre- and post-transplant support.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of acute heart failure
  • Admitted to the participating hospitals

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with acute heart failure who are discharged from the emergency room without admission.
  • Patients transferred from non-registry hospital
  • Failure to obtain informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Study of acute heart failure in the Middle-East

    Time frame: One year

    To describe the epidemiology, etiology, precipitating factors, demographics, clinical characteristics, management and outcome of patients admitted with acute heart failure in the Middle-East.

Secondary outcomes

  1. To identify targets for the long term objectives of improving quality of care in acute heart failure patients from the Middle-East

    Time frame: One year

    To identify targets for the long term objectives of improving quality of care, reducing morbidity and mortality and lowering the cost of managing patients with acute heart failure in the Middle-East

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Gulf Heart Association

Other

Collaborators

  • Servier

Registry information

Official study title

Gulf aCute heArt failuRe rEgistry (Gulf CARE)

Acronym: GulfCARE

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2013
First posted
Nov 9, 2011
Registry last updated
Apr 22, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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