on-invasive cardiac screening in patients with peripheral arterial disease: the GROUND study.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- peripheral arterial diseaseFontaine II and upcoronary artery stenosis
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1200
Inclusion Criteria
1. PAD patients, stage Fontaine II (intermittent claudication) diagnosed by the vascular surgeon;
2. Patients must provide consent in writing after proper education and discussion with the treating physician and/or research physician;
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of symptomatic cardiac disease;
2. Cardiac rhythm other than sinus;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction and stroke, and vascular death (death due to vascular disease).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction; <br /><br>2. Fatal and non-fatal stroke;<br /><br>3. Vascular interventions;<br /><br>4. Amputation;<br /><br>5. Aortic rupture; <br /><br>6. End stage renal failure;<br /><br>7. Extra cranial hemorrhage;<br /><br>8. Complications of CABG or PTCA;<br /><br>9. All cause mortality.