Arterial stiffness in systemic inflammatory disease

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Renal and Urogenital - Other renal and urogenital disorders; Inflammatory and Immune System - Autoimmune diseases; systemic inflammatory disease ( e.g. systemic lupus erythematodes, periaortits )

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000843055
• Lead Sponsor: PD Dr. Eisenberger

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

patients with active or chronic systemic inflammatory disease

- or patients arterial hypertension for more than 5 years

- healthy persons

- written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- cardiac arrhythmia

- patients / persons < 18 years of age

- women with a known pregancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
arterial stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity[at time of recruitment]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
-evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors<br>(e.g. laboratory serum parameters like cholesterol, glycated hemiglobin<br>tools: patient data information concering previous cardiovascular disease, smoking habits[at time of recruitment];endothelial dysfunction<br>test e.g. serum markers ( Assymmetric dimethylarginine)[at time of recruitment];arterial hypertension measured by automatic sphygnomanometry[at time of recruitment];evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors <br>(clinical assessment, medical tests)[at time of recruitment]