RECRUITING

Impact of Extreme Heat on Myocardial Blood Flow and Flow Reserve in Young and Older Adults

Study Overview

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Description

Extreme heat causes a disproportionate number of hospitalizations and deaths in older adults relative to any other age group. Importantly, many hospitalizations and deaths are primarily due to cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction. Previous data indicate that older adults have attenuated skin blood flow and sweating responses when exposed to heat, resulting greater increase in core body temperature. Despite these observations, relatively little is known about the risk for myocardial ischemia potentially contributing to the aforementioned higher morbidity and mortality in older adults during heat waves. The broad objective of this work is to determine the impact of ambient heat exposure on myocardial blood flow and flow reserve in young and older adults. Aim 1 will test the hypothesis that older adults exhibit attenuated myocardial flow reserve compared to young adults during heat stress. Aim 2 will determine if the percent of maximal myocardial flow reserve (assess via vasodilator stress) during heat exposure is higher in older adults compared to young adults. The expected outcome from this body of work will improve our understanding of the consequences of aging on cardiovascular responses to ambient heat stress.

Official Title

Impact of Extreme Heat on Myocardial Blood Flow and Flow Reserve in Young and Older Adults

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-02-03
Study Completion:2027-02-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06842784

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Healthy male and female individuals
  2. * 18-35 years or 65+ years of age
  3. * Free of any underlying moderate to serious medical conditions
  1. * Known heart disease; other chronic medical conditions requiring regular medical therapy including cancer, diabetes, neurological diseases, uncontrolled hypertension, and uncontrolled hypercholesterolemia.
  2. * Taking of any medications (such as beta blockers and non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers) that have known influences on either cardiac function or sweating responses.
  3. * Abnormalities detected on routine screening.
  4. * Current smokers, as well as individuals who regularly smoked within the past 3 years.
  5. * Body mass index of greater than 30 kg/m\^2
  6. * Pregnant individuals

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Zachary McKenna, PhD
CONTACT
214-345-6557
ZacharyMckenna@texashealth.org
Taysom Wallace, MS
CONTACT
214-345-5022
TaysomWallace@texashealth.org

Study Locations (Sites)

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75231
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-02-03
Study Completion Date2027-02-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-02-03
Study Completion Date2027-02-01

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Aging
  • Heat Stress
  • Hyperthermia
  • Heat Strain