Tadalafil and Nesiritide as Therapy in Pre-clinical Heart Failure
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Condition(s) targeted: Congestive Heart Failure
Intervention: Nesiritide (Drug); Tadalafil (Drug); Placebo (Drug); Saline load (Drug)
Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Status: Completed
Sponsored by: Mayo Clinic Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s): Horng H Chen, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Summary
This study is being done to determine the effects of subcutaneous (under the skin) injection
of human B-type natriuretic factor (BNP), Natrecor (nesiritide), a hormone produced by the
heart, in combination with Tadalafil on:
- The pumping function of the heart
- Kidney function
- Hormonal function (levels of different hormones in your blood) in persons with lower
pumping function of their heart.
Clinical Details
Official title: To Define the Role of PDEV in Mediating the Decreased GFR and Attenuated Renal Sodium and cGMP Excretory Response to Acute Saline Volume Expansion in PSD and PDD With Renal Dysfunction.
Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Prevention
Primary outcome: Change in Natriuresis (Urinary Sodium Excretion) at 60 Minutes for Preclinical Systolic Dysfunction (PSD) Reporting GroupChange in Natriuresis (Urinary Sodium Excretion) at 60 Minutes for Preclinical Diastolic Dysfunction (PDD) Reporting Group
Secondary outcome: Change in Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) at 60 MinutesChange in Urinary Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate (cGMP) at 60 Minutes
Detailed description:
In the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology classification of heart
failure (HF), stage B is defined as patients with abnormal heart structure/function
(systolic or diastolic dysfunction) without symptoms. This concept of preclinical HF is
based on the fact that abnormal heart structure/function can be detected by complementary
methods before the development of symptoms. Patients with those abnormalities may progress
to heart failure and are at increased risk of adverse cardiac events. Preclinical systolic
dysfunction (PSD) is the initial compensated phase of left ventricular systolic dysfunction
without symptoms of HF. We have established that diastolic dysfunction is common in the
general population being present in approximately 25% of the population over age 45, the
majority of whom are asymptomatic i. e., preclinical diastolic dysfunction (PDD). Cyclic
guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) is the second messenger of the natriuretic peptide system
(NPS) and the nitric oxide system (NO) and plays an important role in the preservation of
myocardial, vascular, and renal function. Hence, disruption of this signal transduction
process may contribute to the development of cardiorenal dysfunction. Type V
phosphodiesterase (PDEV) metabolizes cGMP and is abundant in the kidney, vasculature, and
has been recently reported in the heart. We and others have demonstrated that renal PDEV is
up-regulated in experimental HF and may lead to the attenuation of renal cGMP generation in
response to both endogenous and exogenous BNP, thus serving as a mechanism for renal
resistance to BNP. Furthermore, in experimental overt HF, 10 days of PDEV inhibition
treatment resulted in reduction of left ventricular (LV) mass, increased LV fractional
shortening and cardiac output but did not improve renal function. However, chronic PDEV
inhibition did enhance the renal actions of exogenous BNP, specifically improving glomerular
filtration rate (GFR) and renal cGMP generation. PDEV inhibitors are FDA approved for
erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension.
Eligibility
Minimum age: 21 Years.
Maximum age: 90 Years.
Gender(s): Both.
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
Group 1 (PSD)
- an ejection fraction of less than 40% with no clinical signs or symptoms of
congestive heart failure;
- a minimal distance on 6-minute walk of >450 meters
- calculated creatinine clearance of equal or less than 90 ml/min and greater than 30
ml/min, using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula assessed
within the past 24 months. If the creatinine clearance is > 24 months a creatinine
test can be drawn at screen/enrollment visit.
- A 6-minute walk distance of 450 meters
Group 2 (PDD)
- ejection fraction of greater than 50% with moderate or severe diastolic dysfunction
as assessed by Doppler echocardiography,
- who do not have any signs or symptoms of congestive heart failure
- minimal distance on 6-minute walk of >450 meters
- calculated creatinine clearance of equal or less than 90 ml/min and greater than 30
ml/min
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current or anticipated future need for nitrate therapy
- Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg or > 180 mm Hg
- Diastolic blood pressure < 40 mmHg or > 100 mmHg
- Resting heart rate (HR) > 100 bpm
- Patients taking alpha antagonists or cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors
(ketoconazole, itraconazole, erythromycin, saquinavir, cimetidine or serum protease
inhibitors for HIV).
- Patients with retinitis pigmentosa, previous diagnosis of nonischemic optic
neuropathy, untreated proliferative retinopathy or unexplained visual disturbance
- Patients with sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma, leukemia or penile deformities
placing them at risk for priapism (angulation, cavernosal fibrosis or Peyronie's
disease)
- Contraindication to nesiritide.
- Patients with an allergy to iodine.
- Valve disease (> moderate aortic or mitral stenosis; > moderate aortic or mitral
regurgitation)
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Infiltrative or inflammatory myocardial disease (amyloid, sarcoid)
- Pericardial disease
- Have experienced a myocardial infarction or unstable angina, or have undergone
percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography (PTCA) or coronary artery bypass
grafting (CABG) within 60 days prior to consent, or requires either PTCA or CABG at
the time of consent
- Severe congenital heart diseases
- Sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation within 14 days of
screening
- Second or third degree heart block without a permanent cardiac pacemaker
- Stroke within 3 months of screening or other evidence of significantly compromised
central nervous system (CNS) perfusion
- Patients with severe liver disease (AST > 3x normal, alkaline or bilirubin > 2x
normal)
- Serum sodium of < 125 milliequivalents (mEq)/dL or > 150 mEq/dL
- Serum potassium of < 3. 2 mEq/dL or > 5. 7 mEq/dL
- Prior diagnosis of intrinsic renal diseases including renal artery stenosis of > 50%
- Peritoneal or hemodialysis within 90 days or anticipation that dialysis or
ultrafiltration of any form will be required during the study period
- Less than 21 years of age
- Pregnant or nursing women.
- Women of child bearing potential who do not have a negative pregnancy test at study
entry and who are not using effective contraception
Locations and Contacts
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55902, United States
Additional Information
Starting date: February 2012
Last updated: February 17, 2015
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