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Radiation Induced Atherosclerosis in Breast Cancer Patients

NCT00388713 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 350

Last updated 2007-05-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Radiation induced accelerated atherosclerosis is a well known entity that occurs in different regions, according to the therapy delivered.It is usually begins to be clinically evident several years after the radiation incident, as there is sufficient functional reserve to these vessels.Our proposal is aimed to better characterize this side effect. For that purpose, we have chosen to study women who received radiation to the breast, in which part of the carotid in the irradiated side was in the high energy radiation field. We will use Intima Media Thickening ultrasound to study the pattern of atherosclerosis plaque formation in radiated carotid arteries as compared to non-irradiated carotid arteries in women who are receiving radiation therapy for breast cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

carotid intima-media thickening ultrasound

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hadassah Medical Organization

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amichay Meirovitz, MD · Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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