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Characterization of LV Strain Patterns in Mildly Elevated PCWP and PAH.

NCT01800292 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 9

Last updated 2015-11-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients with pulmonary hypertension and mildly elevated heart pressure known as PCWP will exhibit different patterns on echocardiography and that these patterns will predict treatment response to sildenafil, a drug given for this condition.

Conditions

  • Hypertension, Pulmonary Artery
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

Interventions

DRUG

sildenafil

Subjects will be started on sildenafil at 20 mg PO TID at the baseline visit. Each individual will serve as his/her own control. Subjects will be evaluated at 3 months, with participation completed at that time.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Arizona

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aiden Abidov, MD, PhD · University of Arizona

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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