Follow Up of acuTe Heart failUre: a pRospective Echocardiographic and Clinical Study (FUTURE)

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• 1 other identifier: FUTURE_1.4
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 998
• Locations: 11 countries
• Sites: 29

Brief Summary

Acute heart failure (AHF) is defined as rapid onset or rapid worsening of typical signs and symptoms of heart failure (HF) according to the 2016 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines. AHF is the first cause of hospitalization in people over 65 in Western countries, accounting for more than 1 million hospitalizations per year in the USA. This disease has many repercussions not only in terms of mortality and morbidity, but also in terms of resources and infrastructures necessary for these patients' treatment, which constitutes a high economic burden for the national health care system. Even with growing knowledge and means, nowadays, the prognosis of AHF is still poor and there are no proven therapies that lead to long-term benefits in terms of reduced mortality. A better management of the acute phase of decompensation, including the definition of effective diagnostic-therapeutic workup and the use of innovative drugs, could improve the course of the disease, with positive effects on the patient (gain in survival and reduction of admissions), but also on the community (containment of the overall health costs). In recent years, numerous scores have been outlined in various AHF settings, considering only a small number of parameters. Several prognostic models have been developed suggesting how difficult it is to evaluate the AHF patients' prognosis. All this effort towards the development of so numerous prognostic models is justified by the fact that, despite the evolution of treatments, the risk of re-hospitalization and of both intrahospital mortality and after discharge remains high. Several studies have investigated potential prognostic factors that could help evaluating the risk of cardiovascular events, but now there is no accurate and complete prognostic score, particularly for AHF patients. Therefore, to date there are no accurate scores or determinants of short- and medium-term prognosis that allow to improve the management of these patients. This will be an observational, prospective, multicentric, international, non-commercial (non-profit) study. The primary endpoint will be to evaluate the best parameters, among clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic variables assessed within 24 hours from the hospital admission and before discharge, that are able to predict rehospitalization for HF and cardiovascular death at 3 and 6 months, in patients admitted to the cardiology department for acute exacerbation of chronic HF or de novo AHF.

Conditions

Heart Failure; Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction; Heart Failure With Mid Range Ejection Fraction; Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Keywords

Acute Heart Failure; Cronic Heart Failure; Progrostic Score; Transthoracic Echocardiography; Strain Echocardiography

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• predictors of rehospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death

  The primary endpoint of the FUTURE HIT study will be to evaluate the best parameters, among clinical, labora-tory and echocardiographic variables assessed within 24 hours from the hospital admission and before discharge, that are able to predict rehospitalization for HF and cardiovascular death at 3 and 6 months, in patients admitted to the cardiology department for acute exacerbation of CHF or de novo AHF.

  3 and 6 months post discharge

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• combined prognostic score of rehospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death

  3 and 6 months post discharge

• Event analysis according to heart failure's different classes (HFpEF, HFmrEF, HFrEF)

  3 and 6 months post discharge

• Event analysis according to genres

  3 and 6 months post discharge

Interventions

Transthoracic Echocardiography DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

LV dimensions, LV mass and indices of LV function LA area and volume Indices of diastolic function (E/A ratio, E/e' ratio) Heart valve assessment according to GL RV dimensions and indices of RV function PAPs (RV-RA gradient and vena cava dimensions and collapsibility) B-lines at lung ultrasounds (comet lung score) Speckle Tracking analysis of LV (GLS), LA (PALS) and RV (LS of free wall) Optional 3D analysis of left and right ventricle

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The FUTURE study population will prospectively recruit patients who will be admitted to a Coronary Intensive Care Unit or a cardiologic ward for AHF (including both acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure and first episode - de novo; the two populations will be also separately analysed). Patients will be recruited at various centres around the world with no restrictions on ethnicity, etiology, LVEF value at the time of admission, and concomitant drug therapies. They will be selected exclusively on the basis of the authorization obtained through the signing of the informed consent and the presence of a good acoustic echocardiographic window.

You may qualify if:

• age ≥18 years
• admission to the cardiology departments for acute heart failure (de novo or exacerbation of chronic heart fail-ure) according to the clinical and instrumental criteria in the current ESC guidelines
• signing of the informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• age \< 18 years
• valve prosthesis
• previous heart transplant or LVAD
• poor acoustic window.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Siena: lead
• European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging: collaborator

Study Sites (31)

Blacktown Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia

Location

Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital

Edegem, Belgium

Location

Hygeia Hospital

Athens, Greece

Location

Laiko General Hospital

Athens, Greece

Location

Red Cross Hospital

Athens, Greece

Location

General Hospital of Elefsina Thriassio

Elefsina, Greece

Location

Onassis Cardiac Surgery center

Kallithea, Greece

Location

Tzaneion General Hospital

Piraeus, Greece

Location

1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital

Thessaloniki, Greece

Location

Hippokrateion University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Third Cardiology Department

Thessaloniki, Greece

Location

Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Department of Cardiovascular Imaging

Milan, Italy

Location

Division of Cardiology, Nephro-Cardiovascular Department, "S. Agostino- Estense" Public Hospital, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Modena, Italy

Location

Division of Cardiology, A.O.R.N. "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano", Caserta; Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

Napoli, Italy

Location

Federico II" University Hospital

Napoli, Italy

Location

Dipartimento Toraco-Cardio-Vascolare, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Università del Piemonte Orientale

Novara, Italy

Location

Cardiology Unit, Department of Excellence of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mothernal-Child Care, Internal Medicine and Specialities (ProMISE), University of Palermo, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone

Palermo, Italy

Location

Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale Guglielmo da Saliceto

Piacenza, Italy

Location

Division of Cardiology; Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, AOUP

Pisa, Italy

Location

Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio

Pisa, Italy

Location

Division of Cardiology - Nocera Inferiore Hospital and L. Vanvitelli University

Salerno, Italy

Location

Heart Department, AOU S. Giovanni e Ruggi, Salerno, Italy.

Salerno, Italy

Location

Department of Medical Biotechnologies Division of Cardiology University of Siena

Siena, Italy

Location

National Institute of Cardiology of Mexico Ignacio Chávez

Mexico City, Mexico

Location

Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Location

University Clinic- Department of Cardiology, St Cyril and Methodius University, R. of North Macedonia

Skopje, North Macedonia

Location

Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João

Porto, Portugal

Location

Emergency Central Militar Hospital

Bucharest, Romania

Location

Hospital Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, Spain

Location

Department of Cardiology, FSI Hospital

La Marsa, Tunisia

Location

Gazi University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Dr Siyami Ersek Cardiothoracic Surgery Center

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Interventions

Echocardiography

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cardiac Imaging Techniques; Diagnostic Imaging; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Ultrasonography; Heart Function Tests; Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular

Study Officials

• Matteo Cameli, Prof

  Department of Medical Biotechnologies Division of Cardiology University of Siena

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 10, 2022
• First Posted: January 24, 2022
• Study Start: September 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2022
• Study Completion: November 30, 2022
• Last Updated: August 30, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Locations

NO (1); ES (1); TU (1); AU (1); GR (8); RO (1); NL (1); BE (1); IT (12); ME (1); PT (1)