Prevalence and Screening of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Among Men With Coronary Artery Disease

NCT01897623 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AAA-CAD-02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) among male patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) verified in coronary angiography. Ethiology of AAA is known to be common with atherosclerotic arterial diseases (coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease and carotid artery disease), so the hypothesis is that AAA should be more common among these CAD patients, thus making screening of these patients (for AAA) more cost-efficient. Study will be carried out as a multi-center prospective screening study. Data will be collected in North Karelia Central Hospital, Kuopio University Hospital and Tampere University Hospital. Data consists of 200 consecutive coronary angiography patients in each hospital, resulting in 600 patients in total. All male patients with diagnosed CAD will be recruited for the study and screened for AAA with ultrasound. Nevertheless, patients with previously known AAA will be excluded from the study.

Conditions

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Maximum diameter (mm) of abdominal aorta (outer-to-outer wall) in ultrasound

  upon screening

Study Arms (1)

ultrasound of aorta

OTHER

Other: ultrasound of aorta

Interventions

ultrasound of aorta OTHER

ultrasound of aorta

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: male
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Male patients with coronary artery disease

You may not qualify if:

• Patient's denial to participate
• Female Gender
• Already diagnosed or treated abdominal aortic aneurysm

Sponsors & Collaborators

• North Karelia Central Hospital: lead
• Kuopio University Hospital: collaborator
• Tampere University Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

North Carelia Central Hospital

Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala, 80200, Finland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Aortic Aneurysm; Aneurysm; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Aortic Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: General surgeon

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 9, 2013
• First Posted: July 12, 2013
• Study Start: July 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2014
• Study Completion: October 1, 2014
• Last Updated: December 17, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-12

Locations

FI (1)