Effect of Urocortins in Patients With Heart Failure

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Lack of informed consent
• •2. Age \<18 years and \> 80 years
• •3. Current involvement in a clinical trial
• •4. Systolic blood pressure \>190 mmHg or \<90 mmHg, untreated malignant arrhythmias
• •5. Haemodynamically significant valvular heart disease
• •6. Severe or significant co-morbidity including bleeding diathesis, renal or hepatic failure
• •7. History of anaemia
• •8. Recent infective/inflammatory condition
• •9. Recent blood donation (prior 3 months)
• •10. Women of child bearing potential