U.S., March 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07498868) titled 'Detecting the Undetected: Heart Failure Screening at the Lymphoedema Point of Care' on March 06.
Brief Summary: Heart failure affects more people than the four most common cancers combined. When identified early, management is more straightforward, preventing complications, hospitalisations, and fatalities. Breathlessness and fatigue are cardinal symptoms of heart failure that can present in a number of conditions. As a result, leg swelling, the third cardinal symptom, is the first noted in many people. The presence of leg swelling leads to patients being seen in lymphoedema clinics before the need for cardiology investigation has ...