Status:

UNKNOWN

Role of Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Coronary Artery Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Collaborating Sponsors:

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Disease

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

We sight to evaluate whether patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have more epicardial fat than patients without CAD, which would suggest that epicardial fat may be more than an "innocent bysta...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients elegible for elective cardiac surgery are elegible
  • Ability to provide written informed consent in accordance with GCP guidelines and local legislations.
  • \> 18 years of age

Exclusion

  • Control patients will not have clinical signs of CAD and will show normal coronary arteries on angiography.
  • Any medical, social or geographic condition, which, in the opinion of the investigator would not allow safe or reliable completion of the protocol.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00279227

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

August 15 2006

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Hamilton Health Sciences - Cardiovascular Obesity Research and Management Center

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2