Status:

COMPLETED

Nitrate and Hypertension in Heart Transplanted Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Zurich

Conditions:

Hypertension

Heart Transplantation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The aim of the study was to evaluate the acute effect of nitroglycerine infusion on blood pressure and heart rate in heart-transplanted patients with cyclosporine-induced hypertension.

Detailed Description

Background: Cyclosporine represents a milestone in immunosuppression after organ transplantation. Its use, however, comes at the cost of significant side effects, such as arterial hypertension. Our ai...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Heart-transplanted group:
  • Patients with hypertension and treated with cyclosporine
  • Patients under optimal standard therapy
  • Patients giving written informed consent
  • Control group:
  • Patients with hypertension
  • Patients without prior transplantation of any kind
  • Patients giving written informed consent
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Hypertensive patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs
  • Patients receiving any kind or nitrate derivates

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2004

    Estimated Enrollment :

    20 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00449059

    Start Date

    January 1 2003

    End Date

    December 1 2004

    Last Update

    March 19 2007

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    University Hospital of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland, CH8091