Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and stress echocardiography as screening methods to detect pulmonary hypertension in patients with connective tissue diseases (CTD)
Completed
- Conditions
- Pulmonary hypertension in patients with connective tissue diseases (CTD)Other systemic involvement of connective tissueMusculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN96212539
- Lead Sponsor
- Actelion (Germany)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adults >=18 years, both males and females
2. Patients with all forms of CTD
Exclusion Criteria
1. Contraindications for CPET according to current guidelines
2. Congestive heart failure
3. Coronary heart disease
4. Myocardial infarction within the last 6 months
5. Pulomonary diseases other than CTD
6. Primary myopathy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method