Effects of physiological induced changes in afterload of the left ventricle on the strain-volume loop
Completed
- Conditions
- cardiac function10019280
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON45478
- Lead Sponsor
- Fysiologie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 35
Inclusion Criteria
Age (between 18 and 30 or above 60)
voluntary participation
Exclusion Criteria
History of cardiovascular diseases (coronary disease, hypertension, collapse, cardiac failure, peripheral vascular disease)
Diabetes mellitus
Use of medication that influences the cardiovascular system
Contraindication to use nitroglycerin (hypersensitivity or usage of medication that interacts wit nitroglycerin
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary study parameter will be the slope of the systolic strain-volume<br /><br>relation (Sslope)</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The secondary parameters will be the early systolic strain (*_ES), peak strain<br /><br>(peak *) and the dissociation between the systolic and diastolic strain-volume<br /><br>relation during early diastole (UNCOUP_ED) and late diastole (UNCOUP_LD). </p><br>