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Effects of physiological induced changes in afterload of the left ventricle on the strain-volume loop

Completed
Conditions
cardiac function
10019280
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
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary study parameter will be the slope of the systolic strain-volume<br /><br>relation (Sslope)</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<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>
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