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"Under pressure" - Examination of vascular parameters in 18-30 year old patients after aortic coarctation compared to the healthy population

"Under pressure" - Examination of vascular parameters in 18-30 year old patients after aortic coarctation compared to the healthy population - Under pressure

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033486
Enrollment
110
Registered
2024-02-01
Start date
2024-01-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Q25.1

Interventions

Group 1: At the time of presentation, the intima-media thickness (IMT) and roughness (IMR) in the carotid, brachial and femoral arteries will be measured once using high-resolution ultrasound and vasc

Sponsors

LMU Klinikum Großhadern
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Normal population: healthy male and female subjects between 18-30 years of age without previous cardiovascular disease, normal weight, i.e. BMI <25 kg/m2 Subjects with specially operated aortic coarctation: male and female subjects between 18-30 years of age who had aortic coarctation surgery in the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, or who are undergoing follow-up care there, subclavian-flap technique only Subjects with aortic coarctation surgery: male and female subjects between 18-30 years of age who had aortic coarctation surgery at the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care at Ludwig-Maximilians-University, or who are undergoing follow-up care there, no subclavian flap technique

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Other serious diseases of the cardiovascular system (e.g. heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, arteriosclerosis, PAD), metabolic diseases (e.g. lipid metabolism disorder requiring therapy, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2), sudden cardiac death in the family

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Intima-media thickness (IMT), intima-media roughness (IMR) and vessel stiffness measured by high-resolution ultrasound at the time of presentation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cardiovascular risk: heart rate, blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference, BMI, body fat, lean body mass, LDL, HDL, cholesterol, triglycerides, small blood count, fitness test. Medical history: physical fitness, weekly activity, weight.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNikolaus Haas

LMU Klinikum Großhadern

nikolaus.haas@med.uni-muenchen.de+49 89 4400 73941

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026