Peripheral arterial disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with peripheral arterial disease who are scheduled for an elective percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. 2) Patients wituout peripheral arterial disease and coronary heart disease are enrolled as controls. 3) Patients who give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who receive hemodialysis. 2) Patients who had received amputation of any lims. 3) Patients who are scheduled for a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for the lesion below knee. 4) Patients who are scheduled for a percutaneous coronary intervention within a month. 5) Patients who had experienced acute coronary syndrome within 6 months. 6) Patients who have systemic inflammatory diseases including collagen diseases and infections. 7) Patients judged to be unsuitable participants by physician-in-charge.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Change of endothelial function by Endo-PAT 2) Change of circulating levels of myolines (Follistatin-like 1, IL-6, IL-7, IGF-1, FGF-2) 3) change of peripheral blood mononuclear cellprofileand numbers of endothelial progenitor cells and hematopoietic cells. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Fontaine classification 2) Ankle brachial index 3) Skin perfusion pressure 4) Body weight, body mass index, blood pressure, muscle mass of lower legs 5) hs CRP levels 6) Renal function and liver fuction tests | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Juntendo University Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Medicine