Status:

TERMINATED

Cardiac Metabolic Remodeling After Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Pilot Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Collaborating Sponsors:

United Therapeutics

Conditions:

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Right-Sided Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Brief Summary

Pulmonary arterial hypertension(PAH) is associated with the development of right heart failure. In the setting of heart failure, the heart shifts to increasing dependence on glucose metabolism. In thi...

Detailed Description

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is associated with the development of right heart failure. In the setting of heart failure, the heart shifts to increasing dependence on glucose metabolism. In this stu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • World Health Organization(WHO) group PAH secondary into idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension(IPAH) or connective tissue disease associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CTDPAH)
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification I - III heart failure
  • Vasodilator therapy naive
  • Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • Metabolic disorders such as uncontrolled diabetes (A1c \> 8%) that may interfere with FDG uptake
  • Baseline 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) \< 400 feet or NYHA class IV heart failure
  • Musculoskeletal abnormalities that would prevent exercise
  • Contraindications to MRI

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 14 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 21 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

2 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04090866

Start Date

November 14 2019

End Date

July 21 2020

Last Update

July 27 2020

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792