Women were less than half of the people tested for almost all of these common medicines.

NCT00391846

Evaluation of Heart Failure Treatment Guided by N-terminal Pro B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NTproBNP) vs Clinical Symptoms and Signs Alone

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252 people

72 womenmiddle line = equal numbers180 men
Phase
PHASE4
Paid for by
AstraZeneca
Finished
2009-01
Health conditions
Heart Failure, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – no maximum
Average age
mean 77 Years
Age 65+
Not reported
Weight (BMI)
Not reported
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
Not reported

Women left out

  • No heart disease

    Women with heart disease, heart rhythm problems or a past heart attack were turned away.

    “Planned CV hospitalisation, stroke or acute myocardial infarction (MI) last 3 months,”

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