Clinical trials: Aortic Stiffness
Marfan Syndrome
Comparison of Aliskiren vs Negative Controls on Aortic Stiffness in Patients With MFS
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an inherited disorder of connective tissue with morbidity and mortality from aortic dilatation and dissection.
- Trial name
- NCT01715207
- Testing
- Aliskiren, Atenolol
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Lipid Disorder, Dyslipidemias
Causal Mechanisms in Adolescent Arterial Stiffness
Hardening of the blood vessels, called arterial stiffness, is a risk factor for future heart disease and its causes are unclear.
- Conditions
- Lipid Disorder, Dyslipidemias, Aortic Stiffness, Insulin Resistance Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04128969
- Testing
- CS+, CS-
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Non-Invasive Evaluation of Myocardial Stiffness by Elastography in Pediatric Cardiology (Elasto-Pédiatrie)
First, investigators must determine the physiological standards across age classes of myocardial stiffness estimated by Elastography in ultrafast (estimated right ventricular stiffness [VD] and left ventricular [LV]).
- Trial name
- NCT02619825
- Testing
- Echography, Elastography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
if Aortic Stiffness, Myocardial Wall Strain
RITHM - Resonance Imaging Trial for Heart Biomarkers in Adolescent/Young (AYA) Cancer Survivors
Cardiovascular events are the leading non-cancer cause of mortality after childhood cancer, occurring at a significantly younger age than in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT01719094
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Aortic Coarctation, Arterial Stiffness
Long-term Outcomes and Vascular Evaluation After Coarctation of the Aorta Treatment
Background: Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) can be treated using surgery, balloon angioplasty or stent implantation. Although short-term results are excellent with all three treatment modalities, long term cardiovascular (CV)…
- Conditions
- Aortic Coarctation, Arterial Stiffness, PULSE WAVE VELOCITY, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Trial name
- LOVE-COARCT (NCT03262753)
- Testing
- Surgery, Balloon dilation, Stent
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
Aortic Coarctation
Aortic Stiffness by CMR in Aortic Coarctation
This study investigates the correlation between medium-term systemic blood pressure control and aortic stiffness index in adults following coarctation stenting, using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT06740461
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Rare Diseases, Aortic Stiffness
Aortic Stiffness in Patients With Genetic Aortopathies
The goal of this observational study is to study arterial stiffness in patients with thoracic ascending aortic aneurysms (TAA), either syndromic or non-syndromic.
- Conditions
- Rare Diseases, Aortic Stiffness, Connective Tissue Defect
- Trial name
- PULSEWAVE (NCT05715203)
- Testing
- Pulsotonometry
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato
Aortic Stiffness, Oxidative Stress
Relationship Between Oxidative Stress and Aortic Stiffness
The goal of this clinical trial is to search about if there is any relationship between the aortic stiffness and oxidative stress response in adolescent football players.
- Conditions
- Aortic Stiffness, Oxidative Stress, Football Player
- Trial name
- NCT06590792
- Testing
- exhaustive exercise training session
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Williams Syndrome, Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis
Impact of Elastin Mediated Vascular Stiffness on End Organs
Background: People with Williams Syndrome (WS) and supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) have less elasticity in their blood vessels. This is called blood vessel stiffness.
- Conditions
- Williams Syndrome, Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02840448
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Coronary Artery Disease
Aortic Stiffness and Distensibility as Predictor to Severity of Coronary Artery Disease
Assess the relationship of Aortic root distensibility and stiffness with the extent of coronary artery disease as assessed by SYNTAX score compared to a matched cohort of patients with normal coronary angiography
- Trial name
- NCT03615963
- Testing
- echocardiography and coronary angiography
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University