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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and mechanistic effects of spironolactone, an aldosterone receptor antagonist, on sympathetic nervous system activity and right heart function and remodeling in patients with chronic right heart failure.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating X-linked disease which leads to loss of ambulation between ages 7 and 13, respiratory failure and cardiomyopathy (CM) at any age, and inevitably premature death of affected young men in their late twenties. DMD is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in childhood. It affects approximately 1 in every 3,500 live male births across all races and cultures, and results in 20,000 new cases each year worldwide.Significant advances in respiratory care have unmasked CM as the leading cause of death. As there are yet no specific cardiac treatments to extend life, the current study aims to address this unmet medical need using a new therapeutic strategy for patients with DMD. Funding Source - FDA OOPD
Although current clinical guidelines stipulate that patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should not partake in high intensity exercise (HIE) or competitive sport due to safety concerns, there is no clear evidence to support this notion. In fact, two exercise training interventions in this population indicates that regular moderate to vigorous intensity exercise is efficacious for improving exercise capacity and cardiorespiratory fitness, and does not increase arrhythmia burden or adverse events. Moreover, moderate intensity exercise and HIE training significantly increases cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with cardiac disease. Such improvements are associated with substantial reductions in cardiovascular mortality and might outweigh the risk of adverse events in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Having a genetic cardiomyopathy does not grant immunity against lifestyle related cardiometabolic diseases and inactivity is rife in HCM patients likely due to misinformation/education. It is therefore paramount to further explore the benefits of regular moderate intensity exercise and HIE in patients with HCM for proper therapeutic management of the condition.
The investigators are trying to find out how common sleep apnea is in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The purpose of this study is to see if sleep apnea is common in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and if its presence is associated with changes in the functioning of the body. The investigators want to determine if sleep apnea is associated with electrical disorders of the heart in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
The purpose of this study is to collect a saliva sample from patients with a pacemaker to study genes involved in cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart muscle is abnormal.
This study assesses the value of arrhythmogenic substrate identification and elimination by catheter ablation to prevent recurrent ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in a series of selected patients with primary cardiomyopathy and/or channellopaties with ICD implantation.
According to data of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), diabetes in general affects approximately 415 million people worldwide and this number is still increasing. Cardiovascular diseases, one of the major complications of diabetes, are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the diabetic population. One of the cardiovascular complications is diabetic cardiomyopathy, in which structural and functional changes occur in the heart impairing cardiac function. Exercise training has already proven the benefits on glycemic control in diabetes. This is also the case for the effects on cardiac function. However, as results are conflicting, it remains unclear which elements of exercise training should be focused on. For instance, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is gaining interest as positive effects are already shown on glycemic control. Therefore, the potential of HIIT to improve cardiac function in diabetes should be investigated. Further on, the effects of exercise training on cardiac function are mainly investigated during rest by the use of transthoracic echocardiography. Therefore, as data are lacking, it remains unclear how the diabetic heart functions during exercise. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of different training modalities (e.g. HIIT) on heart function in diabetes both during rest and during exercise itself. Therefore, cardiac function will be evaluated by the use transthoracic (exercise) echocardiography. This will be combined by the evaluation of several biochemical parameters. The results will provide more insight in the pathology of diabetic cardiomyopathy as well as the potential of exercise training for this cardiovascular complication. Eventually, this research will contribute to the optimization of exercise programs for patients with diabetes.
Acute stress-induced (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) presents like a heart attack and is triggered by intense emotional or physical stress. Although coronary arteries are unobstructed, it has been suggested that the risk of death is similar to a myocardial infarction. The purpose of the STARR study is to identify all cases of Takotsubo in Scotland since 2010 and assess its epidemiology and outcomes.
This is a single center, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study of AG10 in healthy adult subjects
Fluoroscopy guided EMB and EAM guided EMB on all patients meeting existing guidelines for biopsy.