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Table 3 Schedule of visits and contents

From: Is there benefit in optimising heart failure treatment in over-80 year-old patients? (HF-80 study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

 

Group A

Group B

 

Enrollement hospitalization

Month 12 visit

Enrollement hospitalization

Day hospital visits

Month 3 visit

Month 6 visit

Month 9 visit

Month 12 visit

QOL questionnaires

(LVHQ, SF12)

X

X

X

  

X

 

X

Clinical examination (BP, HR, weight, NYHA)

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

EKG

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

6MWT

X

X

X

    

X

Na, Hb, SGOT, SGPT, Bili

X

X

X

    

X

K, MDRD, NT-pro-BNP

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

PCR, oroso, alb, prealb

X

X

X

    

X

TTE

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

Blood laboratory

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

Treatments

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

  1. BP: blood pressure; HR: heart rate; EKG: electrocardiogram; MMSE: mini mental state examination; QOL: quality of life; 6MWT: 6 minutes walking test; Seattle HF: Seattle heart failure score; TTE: transthoracic echocardiography; CRP: C reactive protein; oroso: orosomucoid; alb: albumin; prealb: prealbumin; MDRD: Modification in Diet Renal Disease; NT-ProBNP: N terminal pro brain natriuretic peptid; K: kaliemia; Na: sodium blood concentration; Hb: hemoglobin; bili: biliubin; SGPT: Serum Glutamopyruvate Transferase, SGOT: Serum Glutamooxaloacetate Transferase.