Cardiovascular Magnetic resonance imaging and Echocardiography in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Patterns of cardiovascular dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Completed
- Conditions
- RArheumatics1008220610023213
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON39670
- Lead Sponsor
- Medisch Spectrum Twente
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
rheumatoid arthritis patients with anti-CCP+ and RF+ laboratory results
patients with punctate proven gout
Exclusion Criteria
male gender
previous cardiovascular disease
current smoking
history of kidney dysfunction, hypertension or diabetes mellitus
claustrophobia
body mass index > 30 kg/m2
pregnancy
metal impants
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The main study parameters will be patterns of cardiovascular dysfunction in<br /><br>different groups of RA patients and gout using cardiac imaging techniques. To<br /><br>assess cardiovascular dysfunction, different variables will be scored including<br /><br>wall motion score, diastolic function, valvular abnormalities, left and right<br /><br>ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular mass and presence of myocardial<br /><br>fibrosis.<br /><br>With this pilot study we want to determine parameters that are useful for<br /><br>further follow-up studies in patient with RA and chronic gout in assessing<br /><br>cardiovascular risk with cardiac imaging techniques.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Not applicable.</p><br>