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Hypertension and Injury

Completed
Conditions
CAD
Arterial Hypertension
Registration Number
NCT02795377
Lead Sponsor
Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie
Brief Summary

Membrane microparticles are submicron fragments of membrane vesicles shed from various cell types. Circulating endothelial microparticles have been proposed as markers of endothelial injury. However, which mechanical forces contribute to their release is not clear.

Detailed Description

In a first series subjects (50% hypertensives) with and without arterial hypertension and no Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) (n=50) will be recruited. MP subpopulations will be discriminated by flow cytometry according to the expression of established surface antigens including CD31+/41-, CD144+, and CD62e+. Besides office and ambulatory 24h blood pressure measurements, pulse wave analysis will be performed to determine central blood pressure, augmentation index (AIX), and pulse wave velocity. Endothelial function (Flow-mediated dilation, FMD), arterial pulsatile stretch (fractional diameter changes, FDC), and wall-shear-stress (WSS) will be measured in the same segment of the brachial artery (BA) by ultrasound. In a second series, the investigators will take measurements in subjects with hypertensive crises (SBP\>180 mmHg) (n=20) before and after 4h and normalization of arterial BP by urapidil. In a third series, the investigators will take measurement in subjects with stable CAD (n=10) before and after transfemoral coronary diagnostic angiography.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • male subjects with or without arterial hypertension, hypertensive crises, stable CAD
  • written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • subjects with manifest peripheral artery, or cerebrovascular disease, acute inflammation (CRP>0.6 mg/dl), malignancies, arrhythmias

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in endothelial functionBaseline and 4 hours after procedure

endothelial function measured by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) for Subgroup 4 before and after transfemoral coronary diagnostic angiography

endothelial functionBaseline

endothelial function measured by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) for Subgroup 1 and 2

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MicroparticleBaseline

Microparticles (CD31+/41-, CD144+, and CD62e+) will be discriminated by flow cytometry for Subgroup 1 and 2

Changes in MicroparticleBaseline and after 4 hours

Microparticles (CD31+/41-, CD144+, and CD62e+) will be discriminated by flow cytometry for Subgroup 3

Changes MicroparticleBaseline and 4 hours after procedure

Microparticles (CD31+/41-, CD144+, and CD62e+) will be discriminated by flow cytometry for Subgroup 4 before and after transfemoral coronary diagnostic angiography

Wall Shear StressBaseline

measured by ultrasound in brachial artery for Subgroup 1 and 2

Changes in Wall Shear StressBaseline and 4 hours after procedure

measured by ultrasound in brachial artery for Subgroup 4 before and after transfemoral coronary diagnostic angiography

changes in fractional diameter (FDC)Baseline and after 4 hours

measured by ultrasound in brachial artery for Subgroup 3

Changes in fractional diameter (FDC)Baseline and 4 hours after procedure

measured by ultrasound in brachial artery for Subgroup 4 before and after transfemoral coronary diagnostic angiography

pulse wave velocityBaseline

measured for Subgroup 1 and 2

Changes in pulse wave velocityBaseline and 4 hours after procedure

measured for Subgroup 4 before and after transfemoral coronary diagnostic angiography

augmentation indexbaseline

measured for Subgroup 1 and 2

Changes in augmentation indexBaseline and 4 hours after procedure

measured for Subgroup 4 before and after transfemoral coronary diagnostic angiography

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Duesseldorf,

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Duesseldorf, NRW, Germany

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