Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients With Aortic Coarctation (CoA)

Skane University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aortic Coarctation; Atherosclerosis

Treatments: Other: Ultrasound measurement

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03999073

2017/260

Details and patient eligibility

About

Despite aortic coarctation (CoA) repair these patients have cardiovascular complications and coronary artery disease is the most common cause of death.

Full description

The aim with this study was to measure intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaques in arteries compared to cardiovascular markers in controls and patients with CoA.

Enrollment: 116 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• sex and age-matched controls

Exclusion criteria

• acute and chronic inflammation disease, underlying malignancies and diabetes mellitus.

Trial design

116 participants in 2 patient groups

Subjects with coarctation

Treatment:

Other: Ultrasound measurement

Controls

Treatment:

Other: Ultrasound measurement