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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis

NCT00617487 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2018-03-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of stress echocardiography, compared to standard echocardiography in the early identification of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis. To evaluate the role of BNP in this setting.To analyze data recorded with respect to the parameters commonly used for SSc evaluation (eg thorax HRCT, pulmonary function tests + DLCO, nailfold capillaroscopy, etc); these parameters are available starting for 1999.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stefano Ghio, MD · IRCCS Foundation Policlinico S. Matteo, Cardiology

  • Lorenzo Cavagna, MD · University and IRCCS Foundation Policlinico S. Matteo, Rheumatology

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2018-03-31
Completion
2020-01-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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