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NCT05224557

Analysis of Cardiac Biomarker Racial Discrepancies

Enrolling by Invitation
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
Methodist Health System
~400 participants
Updated 2026-03-20 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:No intervention

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Baseline NT-proBNP levels on admission
Measured over Chart reviews ill be done for charts generated from April 2017 to August 2020
+6 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Heart Failure

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Texas1

Study leadership

  • Crystal Brown, PharmD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Methodist Health System

Who to contact

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

\>18 years
Self-identified as AA
Self-identified as Caucasian
NYHA class II-IV symptoms
Left ventricle EF \<40%
First admission for HFrEF
No echocardiography during initial admission

What this trial measures

  • Baseline NT-proBNP levels on admissionChart reviews ill be done for charts generated from April 2017 to August 2020

    Collection of baseline blood tests

  • Baseline troponin-I or troponin-T levels on admissionChart reviews ill be done for charts generated from April 2017 to August 2020

    Collection of baseline blood tests

  • Demographic data: AgeChart reviews ill be done for charts generated from April 2017 to August 2020

    Age of subject in years

  • Demographic data: GenderChart reviews ill be done for charts generated from April 2017 to August 2020

    male or female

  • Demographic data: body mass index (BMI)Chart reviews ill be done for charts generated from April 2017 to August 2020

    BMI is calculated by taking the weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared

  • Ejection Fraction on echocardiography during first admissionChart reviews ill be done for charts generated from April 2017 to August 2020

    The patient has an EF \<40% on echocardiography and is not on goal-directed medical therapy for HFrEF.

  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) classChart reviews ill be done for charts generated from April 2017 to August 2020

    Doctors usually classify patients' heart failure according to the severity of their symptoms.