Brief Title
Screening Cardiovascular Patients for Aortic aNeurysms (SCAN)
Official Title
Screening Cardiovascular Patients for Aortic aNeurysms (SCAN)
Brief Summary
The aim of the cohort study SCAN (Screening Cardiovascular patients for Aortic aNeurysms) is to establish a screening programm for patients with a high risk for an AAA. Aortic aneurysms in these patients should be identified at an early stage and thereby AAA-associated mortality be decreased.
Detailed Description
A recently published meta-analysis showed a higher prevalence of aortic aneurysm (AAA) in men requiring treatment of coronary heart disaese compared to standard population. In women, however, the prevalence was not increased. Thus, the SCAN project addresses male patients who underwent coronary artery intervention in order to screen them for the presence of an AAA using duplex sonography. The SCAN project involves the following elements: 1. Informing the patient with cardiovascular risk factors about the clinical picture of AAA 2. An ultrasound scan of the abdominal aorta in patients with an increased risk for AAA 3. Acquisition of patient data followed by a correlation analysis for the parameters presence of AAA and cardiovascular diseases The cohort study is part of the SCAN project which is also conducted in an similar way by Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:NCT01643317.
Study Type
Observational
Primary Outcome
Prevalence of AAA
Secondary Outcome
Prevalence of AAA in the cohort requiring treatment
Condition
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Estimated Enrollment
1000
Start Date
March 2014
Completion Date
April 2018
Primary Completion Date
December 2017
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: - men with coronary artery intervention (PTCA/stenting) - at least 1 risk factor for AAA (hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, hyperuricemia, nicotine abuse,positive family history) Exclusion Criteria: - life expectancy less than 1 year - inability to follow the instructions of the investigator (dementia, lack of time, insufficient understanding of the language) - insufficient compliance
Gender
Male
Ages
N/A - N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Contacts
Hans-Henning Eckstein, Univ.-Prof.Dr.med., 0049894140, [email protected]
Location Countries
Germany
Location Countries
Germany
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT02179801
Organization ID
GES_SCAN
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Study Sponsor
Technical University of Munich
Collaborators
I. Medizinischen Klinik und Poliklinik, Technical University of Munich
Study Sponsor
Hans-Henning Eckstein, Univ.-Prof.Dr.med., Principal Investigator, Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technische Universität München
Verification Date
January 2017