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Reversal of Obesity Cardiomyopathy

Reversal of Obesity Cardiomyopathy After Gastric Bypass

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01372397
Enrollment
27
Registered
2011-06-13
Start date
2010-05-31
Completion date
2012-04-26
Last updated
2024-02-14

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Conditions

Cardiomyopathy

Brief summary

The overall purpose of this study is to determine if weight loss is beneficial for obese patients with diastolic heart failure.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Washington University School of Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
35 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* All subjects will have obesity and have a BMI \> 35kg/m2. * Subjects must be between the ages of 35 and 65 years, in order to limit the confounding affect of age on our endpoints. To determine if potential subjects meet these criteria, they will: 1. be interviewed, 2. their clinical charts reviewed, by the research study coordinator and/or the PI, and 3. undergo a history and physical by a physician (Study Day 2). Subjects who are to undergo gastric bypass surgery will be in the intervention arm. They will be matched with control subjects. We will attempt to have no more than one control subject for each gastric surgery subject.

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects who have a condition that may masquerade as diastolic heart failure will be excluded (see Research and Design). * Subjects who are \< 35 or \> 65 years, \> 400lbs (the weight limit of the MRI table) not obese, unstable, not able to lie flat for the imaging studies, not ambulatory, unable to give informed consent, pregnant, lactating, with atrial flutter or fibrillation, current smokers, or who will undergo a different type of bariatric surgery (not Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) will be excluded from participation. * Those who have evidence of other major systemic diseases (e.g., cancer, significant lung disease, creatinine \> 2.0mg/dL, hemoglobin \< 10g/dL, and liver function tests twice the normal range) will be excluded. * Subjects who have \> class I hypertension will be excluded. The investigators will exclude patients with an LV ejection fraction \< 45% and those with significant pulmonary hypertension (peak artery pressure \> 55mmHg).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cardiac function, myocardial fat depositionthe time frame of the study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
liver fat metabolism, plasma lipidomicsthe time frame of the study

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026