Studies of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: Screening Methods for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations; Prevalence of Pulmonary and Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations; Prevalence of Cardiac Valve Abnormalities; and Identification of Modifier Genes
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 65
研究概览
简要总结
OBJECTIVES: I. Examine screening modalities for pulmonary vascular arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) in individuals with endoglin mutations.
II. Examine the prevalence of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (CAVM) in individuals with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).
III. Investigate whether modifier genes exist that determine which individuals with HHT due to an endoglin mutation develop PAVMs and which develop CAVMs.
IV. Investigate the frequency of cardiac valve abnormalities in individuals affected with HHT due to an endoglin mutations.
详细描述
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) undergo 5 different screening methods to determine which method is most effective in detecting arteriovenous malformations (AVM). Patients may participate in more than one screening method.
In part 1, patients undergo 3 different screening techniques (e.g., pulse oximetry, spiral computed tomography (CT), and contrast echocardiography) to detect pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM).
Patients in part 2 undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using gadolinium as the contrasting agent for AVM in the brain, known as cerebral arteriovenous malformations (CAVM). For pregnant women, this procedure may only take place if there is clinical evidence that suggests CAVM.
In part 3, Doppler ultrasound is used to screen for hepatic arteriovenous malformations (HAVM). The abdomen of each patient is viewed to detect AVM in the liver.
Patients in part 4 undergo echocardiograms as the screening method used to determine common heart valve abnormalities.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 0 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- 未提供