Status:
COMPLETED
Vascular Calcification, Inflammation and Coronary Flow Velocity in Hemodialysis Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Istanbul University
Conditions:
Renal Dialysis
Cardiovascular Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Brief Summary
The aim of this cross-sectional study is to determine the correlation of coronary artery calcification as measured by electron-beam computerized tomography and coronary flow reserve measured by trans-...
Detailed Description
Cardiovascular mortality is a major cause of death in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Therefore, the identification of coronary artery disease (CAD) in ESRD is an important task for nephrologists. Cor...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subject must be 18 years of age or older and able to give informed consent
- End stage renal disease patients treated for more than 6 months with hemodialysis
Exclusion
- Valvular heart disease
- Prior myocardial infarction
- Any prior coronary intervention
- Dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Congestive heart failure
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Active infection or non-infectious overt inflammation
- Patients whose LAD could not visualized adequately
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
103 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00921089
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
June 17 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34390