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on-invasive model-based assessment of individual cardiovascular interactio

Completed
Conditions
arteriosclerosis
high blood pressure
10082206
10003216
Registration Number
NL-OMON35052
Lead Sponsor
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

documented high blood pressure, age above 18

Exclusion Criteria

pregnancy, intended pregnancy, hypertensive urgency or emergency, cardiac arrhythmias, severe obesity precluding echo and tonometric assessment

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>1. Agreement between existing (clinically used) methods and newly developed<br /><br>methods for determining: arterial wall properties (distensibility as function<br /><br>of pressure) and left ventricular geometry (dilated or not, wall thickened or<br /><br>not).<br /><br><br /><br>2. Reproducibility of the new methods, which determines the ability to track<br /><br>changes in functional and structural aspects of cardiovascular interaction over<br /><br>time.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Possible contribution of the new methods to the clinical diagnosis and<br /><br>treatment of hypertensive patients. (By retrospective analysis by physician.)</p><br>
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