Heart Disease
Heart Failure
What is Heart Failure?
MYTH: Heart failure doesn’t mean that your heart has stopped beating.
Heart failure occurs when your heart muscle or valves have been damaged so that your heart isn’t able to pump blood around your body as well as it should. This means that your blood can't deliver enough oxygen or nourishment to your body which may cause you to feel tired and fatigued. People with heart failure often cannot effectively remove waste products from their body causing fluid to build up in areas such as the legs and abdomen.
Heart failure often develops because you have (or had) coronary artery disease or a heart attack. However, there are many other reasons why you may have heart failure such as, heart blood pressure, valvular heart disease, heart muscle disease and arrhythmias.
Heart failure can develop at any age and is the most common cause of hospitalization in patients over 65 years of age.
Study detail and compensation:
Office visits will typically occur every six months once you complete your qualifying visit. There may be periodic telephone calls throughout the study. Study duration is approximately 2 years.
- Study-related visits and test are provided to volunteers at no charge
- Compensation for time and travel is provided for each study visit that is completed
- Tests and procedures may include:
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- Blood pressure measurements
- Height, weight and pulse
- Possible Laboratory blood draws
- Possible EKGs,
- Data collection
Eligibility Requirements:
- Diagnosis of Heart Failure
- 18yrs of age or older
- Be willing and able to commit to study duration and visits.
- Help others by contributing to medical research
To enquire whether you qualify for this or any other study, please call Great Lakes Medical Research at (716) 326-4890 or toll free at 1 (877) 326-4567 OR complete a volunteer request form and a staff member will contact you confidentially.
Have you recently been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation?
Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat that can cause blood clots to form in the heart. These clots or pieces of clots can break away and block other blood vessels. If the clot blocks an artery in the brain it can cause a stroke. Patients with Atrial Fibrillation are at high risk for blood clots or stroke and are often prescribed an anticoagulation medication (blood thinner). An anticoagulant prevents blood from clotting and decreases the risk for stroke.
Study detail and compensation:
This study is an observational study, which means it is a study that does not prescribe a specific medication or require any procedures outside of your usual medical care. This study will only be collecting information on the medical treatment you are already receiving from your doctor for your atrial fibrillation.
Atrial Fibrillation
Study will last approximately 3 years and includes 5 visits to your doctor’s office during routine office visits.
• The following information will be collected:
- Gender, height, weight and race
- Medication history
- Blood pressure and heart rate
- EKGs
- Blood test results which measure kidney function
- Lifestyle factors
- INR values
• Compensation for time and travel is provided for each study visit that is completed
• Help others by contributing to medical research
Do you qualify?
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Eligibility Requirements:
• Recently diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation
• Routinely attends doctor visits for Atrial Fibrillation treatment
To see whether you qualify for this or any other study, please call Great Lakes Medical Research at (716) 326-4890 or toll free at 1 (877) 326-4567 OR complete a volunteer request form and a staff member will contact you confidentially.
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Recognizing that today’s research is vital to the growth and development of tomorrow’s healthcare practices, we at Great Lakes Medical Research are dedicated to conducting clinical research with compassion, expertise, and respect for each participant as a valued individual.
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