Provider Notification for High B-type Natriuretic Peptide Values

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT01734135

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

This proposal examines use of a clinical reminder to the primary provider of patient with a high B type natriuretic peptide but no prior imaging. Electrical Medical Record-based Intervention to Determine whether Clinical Reminders Improve Heart Failure Management in Patients with High BNP Values and Unknown LVEF.

Official Title

Trial of Provider Notification for Patients With High B-type Natriuretic Peptide and no Imaging to Identify Unsuspected Heart Failure.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. * BNP \>= 200 pg/ml in last 2 months
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. * Measure of LVEF in the last 12 months* Last measure of LVEF \< 40%

Investigator(s)

Paul Heidenreich, MD
Cardiologist
Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular)