African-American Heart Failure Trial

Inclusion Criteria

• •African American male or female 18 years or older.
• •NYHA Class 3 \& 4.
• •Have either a resting LVEF less than or equal to 35% (by any method) or a resting LVIDD greater than 2.9 cm/m2 BSA (or greater than 6.5 cm) with LVEF less than 45% (by echocardiogram).