INFLAMMATION IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES: ENHANCED BY MAJOR SURGERY OR SEPSIS?
Recruiting
- Conditions
- 10003216atherosclerosishardening of the arteries
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON44649
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Inclusion Criteria
Admitted for pneumonia or being scheduled for total knee replacement or total hip replacement.
A calculated 10 years risk of fatal cardiovascular disease of >= 10 % in the SCORE table
Age > 50 years
Exclusion Criteria
Unable to remain supine for at least 60 minutes
Pneumonia patients being too ill, as considered by the treating physician
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>FDG-tracer uptake in the vessel wall</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Markers of systemic inflammation in the blood</p><br>