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Is Obstructive Sleep Apnoea a Risk Factor for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Expansion? A Prospective Cohort Study.

NCT02204774 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 230

Last updated 2020-03-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this prospective cohort study in patients with a known thoracic aortic aneurysm is to test the hypothesis that yearly aneurysm progression rate is higher in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) compared to patients without OSA, and that the need for aortic operation or proven or presumed death from aortic rupture or dissection happens more often in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm and OSA compared to patients without OSA.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Malcolm Kohler, MD · Universuty of Zurich

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-05
Primary Completion
2019-12-01
Completion
2020-03-01

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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