Prospective Evaluation of the Biomechanical Properties of the Thoracic Aorta Coupling Magnetic Resonance Imaging and In-vitro Elasticity Tests in Patients with Ascending Aortic Aneurysm (MECATHOR)

University Hospital Center (CHU) Dijon Bourgogne

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Patient with Ascending Aortic Aneurysm with Surgical Indication for Replacement

Treatments: Procedure: Cardiac MRI; Other: in-vitro elasticity tests

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03746964

MORGANT 2018 MECATHOR

Details and patient eligibility

About

The biomechanical properties of the aorta are currently poorly understood. A better understanding would optimize surgical indications and monitoring techniques for patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Person who has given oral consent
• Patient with ascending aortic aneurysm with surgical indication for replacement
• Age > 18 years old
• Scheduled surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Person not affiliated to the national health insurance system
• Protected adult
• Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
• MRI Contraindication
• Emergency surgical procedure