Characterization of circulating biomarkers for monitoring abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Conditions
- I71.4Abdominal aortic aneurysm, without mention of rupture
- Registration Number
- DRKS00031892
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie und Endovaskuläre Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Capacity to consent
Patients = 18 years with abdominal aortic aneurysm (max diameter > 3 cm).
Patients = 18 years of age with dilated aorta (precursors of AAA, max diameter 2-3 cm)
Subjects with demonstrably undilated aorta (sonographic or MR-graphic or CT-graphic evidence).
For all patients and subjects: Informed consent for the study: Establishment of a human vascular biomaterial bank (VBBH) at the Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital (professional advice of 23.09.2013 and subsequent amendment of 18.09.2020 to S-301/2013).
Refusal or lack of consent of the donor to participate in the above mentioned VBBH tissue bank study.
Lack of consent of the donor for the use of his tissue for research purposes
Patients permanently incapable of giving consent
Pregnant and breastfeeding women
Patients/proband with malignant or chronic inflammatory disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method