RECRUITING

Exercise Physiology in Patients With Aortic Aneurysm and Its Correlation With Mechanical Properties of Aortic Tissue

Conditions

Study Overview

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Description

Aortic aneurysm patients benefit from exercise yet patients and physicians do not know a safe level. Cardiac MRI (CMR) is the most comprehensive imaging modality for phenotypic evaluation of patients with cardiac disease but it has not been used to study aneurysm patients. The purpose of this project is use exercise CMR to understand regional aortic function and quantify aortic elasticity in these populations while exercising. This project will correlate the exercise CMR data with the biomechanical properties of the patient's aortic tissue, including epiaortic ultrasound and TEE performed during aortic repair, and explanted aortic specimens subjected to ex vivo uniaxial tensile testing. Correlating this data with aortic response to exercise will allow us to understand how aortic size, in vivo circumferential strain values, ex vivo aortic efficiency and mechanical failure all relate to exercise physiology.

Official Title

Exercise Physiology in Patients With Aortic Aneurysm and Its Correlation With Mechanical Properties of Aortic Tissue

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-11-23
Study Completion:2029-03-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06789809

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. 1. Healthy controls for baseline comparison
  2. 1. Must be 18 years or older
  3. 2. No history of cardiovascular disease, neither hypertension, diabetes nor hypercholesterolemia
  4. 2. Aneurysm patients who have not yet been operated on but are currently being monitored
  5. 1. Must be 18 years or older
  6. 2. No history of operation for aortic aneurysm
  7. 3. Pre-operative aneurysm patients: imaged pre-operatively and 12 months
  8. 1. Patients admitted at the CCF cardiothoracic services for elective surgery due to aortic aneurysms
  9. 2. Must be 18 years or older
  1. * Contra-indication for MRI
  2. * Heart pacemaker/defibrillator.
  3. * Electronic/implanted stimulators or devices, including deep brain stimulator, vagus nerve stimulator, bladder stimulator, spine stimulator, neurostimulators; implanted electrodes or wires.
  4. * Cochlear implant or other ear implants.
  5. * Implanted drug pumps (insulin, narcotic/pain medications, drugs to treat spasticity).
  6. * Programmable shunt.
  7. * Aneurysm clips and coils.
  8. * Stents (not located in heart).
  9. * Filters (for example, blood clot filters).
  10. * Metal fragment in your body or eye (eg, BBs, bullets, shrapnel, metal pieces or shavings).
  11. * Congenital heart diseases such as patent ductus arteriosus, coarctation of aorta, ASD and VSD
  12. * Presence of A-V fistula or intracardiac shunts
  13. * Moderate or severe dysfunction in multiple valves
  14. * Patients with significant claustrophobia
  15. * Patients unable to pedal a supine bicycle
  16. * Those who require supplemental oxygen

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Jonathan Putnam
CONTACT
740-701-8226
putnamj2@ccf.org

Principal Investigator

Deborah Kwon, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Cleveland Clinic

Study Locations (Sites)

Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: The Cleveland Clinic

  • Deborah Kwon, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The Cleveland Clinic

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-11-23
Study Completion Date2029-03-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-11-23
Study Completion Date2029-03-31

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm