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Muscle Blood Flow Regulation in HFpEF

Mechanisms of Impaired Skeletal Muscle Blood Flow and Exercise Intolerance in Veterans With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Efficacy of Knee Extensor Training

Sponsor

VA Office of Research and Development

Enrollment

35 participants

Start Date

Jul 1, 2022

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

HFpEF

Summary

Heart failure with preserved ejection (HFpEF) disproportionately affects Veterans and is the number one reason for hospital discharge in the VA Health Care System. Exercise intolerance is a common complication experienced by patients with HFpEF, perpetuating physical inactivity and accelerating disease progression. This research proposal aims to elucidate mechanisms responsible for inadequate skeletal muscle blood flow and exercise intolerance in patients with HFpEF compared with healthy controls as well as following 8 weeks of exercise training in patients with HFpEF only.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • Age 18 years or older and able to give written informed consent
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II or III
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) \> 50%
  • Plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) \>200 pg/mL or NT-proBNP 400 pg/mL at enrollment

Exclusion Criteria8

  • Prior EF of \<50%.
  • NYHA Class IV or HF that cannot be stabilized on optimized pharmacotherapy
  • Acute coronary syndrome, infiltrative cardiomyopathy, or myocarditis
  • Patients with HFpEF secondary to significant uncorrected primary valvular disease (except mitral regurgitation secondary to left ventricular dysfunction)
  • Orthopedic limitations that would prohibit knee-extensor exercise
  • Women currently taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will be excluded from the proposed studies due to the direct vascular effects of HRT
  • Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, but the typical age of female patients with HFpEF will be postmenopausal
  • Current smokers

Interventions

OTHERExercise training

Patients with HFpEF will undergo 8 weeks of exercise training.

Locations(1)

VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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