Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesRandomised controlled trial

Vericiguat Global Study in Participants with Chronic Heart Failure: Design of the VICTOR Trial

Eur J Heart FailPublished

  • Design paper of a randomised controlled trial
  • event-driven
  • placebo-controlled

At least 1080 primary events expected; follow-up until at least 590 CV deaths

Authors' conclusion

VICTOR is the first large event-driven HFrEF trial performed in the contemporary era of quadruple foundational guideline-directed medical therapy, in a compensated ambulatory HF population.

Study context

Population
Patients with EF ≤40% without recent worsening heart failure (HF) on current foundational HFrEF therapyapprox
Comparison
Vericiguat vs placebo
Primary endpoint
Time to first hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) or CV death

Original publication

Vericiguat Global Study in Participants with Chronic Heart Failure: Design of the VICTOR Trial. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 30 October 2024. doi:10.1002/ejhf.3501

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