Prevalence of cardiovascular disease and their risk factors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
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- Conditions
- CVD cardiovascular disease1008220610003216
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30425
- Lead Sponsor
- Jan van Breemen Instituut
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 350
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with AS (according to the modified New York criteria);
- aged 50 years and older;
- registered at the Jan van Breemen Institute and/or the VU university medical center.
Exclusion Criteria
none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>CVD will be defined as an objectified history of coronary, cerebral or<br /><br>peripheral arterial disease. Coronary diseases will be defined as having a<br /><br>history of myocardial infarction, surgery for ischemic heart disease.<br /><br>Cerebrovascular disease is defined as a history of a transient ischemic attack,<br /><br>a stroke, or a carotid endarterectomy. Peripheral arterial disease will be<br /><br>defined as an aneurysm of the aorta abdominalis, peripheral arterial<br /><br>reconstructive surgery, limb amputation.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method