Atherosclerosis Clinical Trial
— VUCAPOfficial title:
Morphological and Serological Criteria of Plaque Vulnerability: Risk Assessment for Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis
The aim of this study is to investigate the association of sonographic and histological features of the plaque among each other and with biomarkers of cardiovascular risk. The predictive value of these factors concerning the long-term clinical outcome after carotid endarterectomy will also be assessed. This may help to improve the identification of patients with carotid artery stenosis who will benefit most from carotid endarterectomy. The investigators major hypothesis is that the morphology of carotid plaques is associated with objectifiable sonographic parameters, in particular with the greyscale median. Second, the investigators hypothesize that sonographic and histological plaque morphology are associated with certain biomarkers of cardiovascular risk. Identification of 'vulnerable plaques' on the basis of a peripheral blood draw and a sonographic investigation may enable the treating physician to focus resources on patients who will benefit most form therapeutic interventions for primary prevention of ischemic stroke.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 400 |
Est. completion date | December 2017 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2017 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - asymptomatic stenosis of internal carotid artery >70% - symptomatic stenosis of internal carotid artery >60% - planed surgical treatment of the stenosis Exclusion Criteria: - pregnancy - symptomatic coronary heart disease - myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome in the past 3 months - acute peripheral artery occlusion in the past 3 months - immaturity - existence of a guardianship |
Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective
Country | Name | City | State |
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Austria | Surgery Departement, Georg Hagmüller Institute for Vascular Research Wilheminenspital | Vienna |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Prim PD Dr Afshin Assadian | Wilhelminenspital Vienna |
Austria,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | composite end point of death, stroke, myocardial infarction | From date of randomization until the date of first documented or date of death from any cause assessed up to 5 years | No | |
Primary | serum levels of PEDF, VEGF, HIF-1 alpha, MMP-2, -8 and -9 compared to histomorphological classification of the plaque based on AHA classification and ultrasonographic data- grey scale median (GSM) | Extended sonomorphological investigation will be performed by a sonographer blinded to patients' characteristics, for the assessment of grey scale median (GSM). After removal plaques will be fixated in RNAlater for further RNA-determinations. In addition, histomorphological characterization of the plaque will be performed and the plaque classified based on the American Heart Association (AHA) classification. RNA-determination will focus on the expression levels of PEDF. VEGF, HIF-1 alpha, MMP-2, -8 and -9. For that purpose we will perform RNA isolation from the tissue, transcription to cDNA and also a quantitative real-time PCR. Furthermore immunostaining of the plaque with PEDF, VEGF, HIF-1 alpha, MMP-2, -8 and -9 antibodies to determine the distribution of those proteins within the plaques will be done. | ultrasonographical data are assessed a day before the surgery, carotid artery plaque will be taken during the surgery, whole blood on the day of operation, | No |
Secondary | change in blood serum levels as well as protein level expression of PEDF, VEGF, HIF-1 alpha, MMP-2, -8 and -9 after plaque removal | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) will be done for the determination of PEDF, VEGF, HIF-1 alpha, before and after surgery | serum blood levels are evaluated from the whole blood twice: on the day of surgery and 6 weeks after removal of the plaque | No |
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