Clinical trials: Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection
Connective Tissue Disease, Dissecting Aneurysm
Study of Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders
The purposes of this study are to identify the genes responsible for inherited connective tissue disorders and learn about the range of medical problems they cause.
- Conditions
- Connective Tissue Disease, Dissecting Aneurysm, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Marfan Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00001641
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Aortic Aneurysm
Patient Tailored Contrast Volume for Preoperative CT Angiography of the Aorta
An in-house calculator was developed to calculate the appropriate contrast dose, rather than standardly administering a 120ml dose.
- Trial name
- NCT05716568
- Testing
- Contrast dose reduction, CT-angiography
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection
Cardiovascular Health Improvement Project
The goal of this project is to establish a biobank of clinical information, DNA, plasma, and aortic tissue samples from patients with cardiovascular disease as well as healthy controls.
- Conditions
- Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV), Heart Failure
- Trial name
- CHIP (NCT02306200)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Screening, Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection
A Study to Evaluate the Feasibility of Screening Relatives of Patients Affected by Non-Syndromic Thoracic Aortic Diseases
The primary hypothesis is that a tailored programme of genetic and imaging screening of first- and second-degree relatives of patients affected by non-syndromic forms of thoracic aortic diseases will identify individuals at risk…
- Conditions
- Screening, Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection, Genetic Disease
- Trial name
- ReST (NCT03861741)
- Testing
- WES, MRI, TTE
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Acute Aortic Dissection
Mechanism and Early Intervention Research on ALI During Emergence Surgery of Acute Stanford A Aortic Dissection
The morbidity rate of Stanford A type Acute Aortic Dissection（AAD） has been increasing, about 5-10/100,000* per year. Emergency surgery has been the main treatment for Acute Aortic Dissection, however perioperative mortality rate…
- Trial name
- NCT01894334
- Testing
- Ulinastatin, Tranexamic acid, Edaravone
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection
MITAORTA - Role of Mitochondrial Dynamic in Aneurysm and Dissection of Ascending Thoracic Aorta
The main objective is to compare the mitochondrial dynamic between patients operated for aneurysm of ascending aorta or type A aortic dissection (AAD) or control group
- Trial name
- MITAORTA (NCT05434481)
- Testing
- Mitochondrial dynamic analysis in the aorta samples and metabolomic profiling in the aortic diseases
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Healthy Volunteers, Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Non-Invasive Quantitative Imaging of Human Local Arterial Wall Elasticity Using Supersonic Shear Imaging
Arterial stiffness is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and death. Most of existing technique need dedicated device for arterial stiffness evaluation and indirect calculation of intra arterial pressure.
- Trial name
- ULTRAFASTECHO (NCT01096264)
- Testing
- SSI and SphygmoCor® evaluations
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection
Multidisciplinary Analysis by Morphological and Mechanical Evaluation of the Aortic Wall in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
Surgical indication in patients suffering from Ascending aorta aneurysm is currently based mainly on the maximum diameter of the aortic dilatation and on the yearly growth rate.
- Trial name
- NCT07422129
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Thoracic Aorta
Aortic Elongation and Dissection
Aim of this study is to measure length of the ascending aorta in adults and to investigate the clinical implication of 'elongation' of the aorta.
- Trial name
- NCT02722889
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Aortic Dissection, Family Research
Study on Susceptibility Genes and Pathogenic Mechanism of Non-syndromic Familial Aortic Dissection
Aortic dissection is dangerous and difficult to predict, so it is particularly important to carry out early prevention, diagnosis and rational treatment for high-risk groups.
- Conditions
- Aortic Dissection, Family Research, Aortic Dissection, Familial, With or Without Aortic Aneurysm
- Trial name
- NCT04439565
- Testing
- movement
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese Medical Association
Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Assessment of Risk in Thoracic Aortopathy Using 18F-Sodium Fluoride
Patients with bicuspid aortic valve-related aortopathy are at increased risk of aortic dilatation, dissection and rupture. Currently, risk stratification is largely based on aortic diameter measurements, with those deemed high…
- Conditions
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection
- Trial name
- AoRTAS (NCT04083118)
- Testing
- clinical evaluation, blood markers, pulse wave analysis, 18F sodium fluoride PET/CT and PET/MRI, Repeat 18F sodium fluoride PET/MRI
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Biomarkers in Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome present significant and specific changes of arterial endothelial and smooth muscular cell signalling/secretion, in comparison to…
- Trial name
- MEDIC (NCT02165085)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Aortic Dissection
Cerebral and Spinal Protection of Xenon Post-conditioning in Patients Undergoing Aortic Dissection Repair
With more and more people developing hypertension and atherosclerosis, the morbidity rate of Acute Aortic Dissection（AAD） has been increasing. Emergency surgery is the main treatment for Acute Aortic Dissection.
- Trial name
- NCT02774096
- Testing
- xenon
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Aortic Dissection, Biomarkers and Early Diagnosis
Potential Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Dissection
Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is an acute vascular lesions with high early misdiagnosis rate(31.8%), and mortality rate was 38%. In recent years, the incidence is rising and serious threat to human health.
- Trial name
- NCT01860768
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central South University
Turner Syndrome
Aortic Dimensions in Turner Syndrome
An observational study of 102 women with Turner syndrome followed for 6 years with a two-yearly examination including ECHO, MRI of the heart and 24 ambulatory blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT00624949
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Turner Syndrome, Aortic Aneurysm
Prospective Characterization of the Heart, Aorta and Blood Pressure in Turner Syndrome. Association With Aortic Dissection.
Turner syndrome is a congenital complete or partial lack one of the female sex chromosomes affecting 1 of 2000 live born girls. The syndrome is characterized by an increased prevalence of ischemic heart disease, aortic dilation…
- Conditions
- Turner Syndrome, Aortic Aneurysm, Ischemic Heart Disease, Hypertension
- Trial name
- TSCORII (NCT01678274)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score Plus D-dimer in Suspected Acute Aortic Dissection
Acute aortic dissection (AD) is a deadly, difficult to diagnose disease presenting with an array of common and unspecific symptoms.
- Trial name
- ADvISED (NCT02086136)
- Where
- 6 sites in Brazil, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Marfan Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
Micro RNAs as a Marker of Aortic Aneurysm in Hereditary Aortopathy Syndromes
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether specific patterns of circulating micro-ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) are associated with aortic aneurysm and dissection in patients with hereditary aortopathy syndromes.
- Conditions
- Marfan Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Syndromes, Ehlers-Danlos Type IV Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02213484
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Aortic Dissection
Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers for Aortic Dissection in the Emergency Department
The goal of this observational study is to determine the utility of desmosine, D-dimer and aggrecan as early diagnostic biomarkers in aortic dissection.
- Trial name
- ADD-ED (NCT06065306)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Aortic Root Aneurysm, Aortic Root Dissection
Aortic Valve Sparing Root Replacement Versus Bentall
This study was designed to evaluate the hypothesis that the operative and midterm results of valve-sparing aortic root replacement are equivalent to those of the Bentall.
- Trial name
- NCT03604913
- Testing
- Aortic valve sparing operation, Bentall operation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University