Ventricular Matrix Remodeling: Correlates and Prognosis

NCT ID: NCT00021892

Last Updated: 2014-02-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-06-30

Study Completion Date

2006-05-31

Brief Summary

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To assess the diagnostic and prognostic usefulness of serum markers of left ventricular remodeling for predicting congestive heart failure.

Detailed Description

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BACKGROUND:

Recent studies have established that cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling is a major determinant of pathologic left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and progressive left ventricular dilatation, and as a result, contributes to the development of left ventricular dysfunction and overt congestive heart failure (CHF). The recent development of reliable serologic assays for procollagen peptides, metalloproteinases (MMP) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMP), and cytokines permits the in vivo assessment of LV ECM remodeling, and raises the possibility of expanding the utility of these markers 'from the bench to the bedside.' Prior studies of ECM biomarkers in congestive heart failure have been limited to cross-sectional investigations of small samples of highly selected patients with advanced disease. The fundamental question whether serum markers of ECM remodeling are important correlates of left ventricular dilatation or left ventricular hypertrophy, or are independent predictors of incident congestive heart failure in the community remains unanswered.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

The aims of the study are to: determine the relationships between serum markers of ECM remodeling and traditional congestive heart failure risk factors; analyze the cross-sectional relations between markers of ECM remodeling and echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and left ventricular dilatation, Doppler indices of left ventricular filling and serum natriuretic peptides; investigate prospectively the relationships between ECM remodeling markers and progressive left ventricular dilatation and left ventricular hypertrophy and congestive heart failure incidence, adjusting for standard risk factors. Stored samples from the Framingham Offspring and Omni cohorts will be used. Participants at the extremes of the joint distributions of left ventricular wall thickness and left ventricular internal dimension from echocardiograms performed at earlier Framingham exams will be sampled.

Conditions

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Heart Diseases Heart Failure, Congestive Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Failure

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

No eligibility criteria
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Boston University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Vasan Ramachandran

Role:

Boston University

References

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Sundstrom J, Evans JC, Benjamin EJ, Levy D, Larson MG, Sawyer DB, Siwik DA, Colucci WS, Sutherland P, Wilson PW, Vasan RS. Relations of plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 to clinical cardiovascular risk factors and echocardiographic left ventricular measures: the Framingham Heart Study. Circulation. 2004 Jun 15;109(23):2850-6. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000129318.79570.84. Epub 2004 Jun 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15173025 (View on PubMed)

Kathiresan S, Larson MG, Benjamin EJ, Corey D, Murabito JM, Fox CS, Wilson PW, Rifai N, Meigs JB, Ricken G, Lifton RP, Levy D, Vasan RS. Clinical and genetic correlates of serum aldosterone in the community: the Framingham Heart Study. Am J Hypertens. 2005 May;18(5 Pt 1):657-65. doi: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.12.005.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15882548 (View on PubMed)

Dhingra R, Ho Nam B, Benjamin EJ, Wang TJ, Larson MG, D'Agostino RB Sr, Levy D, Vasan RS. Cross-sectional relations of electrocardiographic QRS duration to left ventricular dimensions: the Framingham Heart Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Mar 1;45(5):685-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.11.046.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15734611 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01HL067288

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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973

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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