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Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a regimen of high-dose immunoablative therapy will demonstrate safety that is consistent or improved with other published regimens in SSc patients, while maintaining a treatment effect.
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Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Non-operable CTEPH Patients
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) emerged as a potential therapeutic option for non-operable patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of BPA in patients disqualified from surgery or suffered from persistent CTEPH despite pulmonary endarterectomy. This is a interventional study analyzing the benefits and the risk of BPA. Clinical evaluation, including: functional capacity, 6-minutes walking test, haemodynamics, biomarkers, cardiopulmonary exercise test, echocardiography, electrocardiography and QoL assessment with Short Form 36 (SF36)...
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Bleeding Frequency Under Anticoagulant Treatment in Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) patients often receive long term oral anticoagulants. If the indication is strong, in the secondary chronic thrombo-embolism pulmonary hypertension (CTE-PHT) prevention, the frequent prescription (50 to 90% of patients) contrasts with their low level of proof in the PHT. Last but not least, anticoagulants are known to be the principal cause of iatrogenic hospitalization (major bleeding). In this study, patients are all followed during one year, to determine the annual frequency of major bleedings (according to the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) international definition). Each...
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Blood Markers Predict Effect of Normobaric Hypoxia at Rest and During Exercise in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
To study the effect of acute normobaric hypoxia during exercise in patients with pulmonary hypertension on blood markers (serum markers of iron and red blood cell homeostasis and micro-RNAs known to be associated with PH).
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Cardiac Assessment by PV Loop in IPAH and Scleroderma PAH
This observational study is being done to understand why people with scleroderma can develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs, abbreviated PAH) and a weak heart muscle (heart failure). The study will also help the investigators understand why people with PAH from an unknown cause (called idiopathic PAH, or IPAH) can also develop a weakened heart muscle. The response of the right side of the heart or right ventricle (RV) to standard PAH therapy in scleroderma-associated PAH and in IPAH will be assessed. Blood and tissue samples will be collected from research participants during participants' normal ...
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Cardiac Function and Exercise Capacity in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension is characterized by a progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance inducing shortness of breath and exercise intolerance. We aim to correlate cardiac function (evaluated at rest by right heart catheterism and RMN) to exercise capacity (evaluated by endurance time at 75% of maximal workout), in prevalent patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, and their evolution at three and twelve months.
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Cardiopulmonary Toxicity of Thoracic Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy improves locoregional control and survival of thoracic tumour patients. However, the associated exposure of normal tissues, often leads to side effects and possibly even reduces survival. Indeed, there is growing evidence that overall survival after radiotherapy for lung and oesophageal cancer is related to the radiation dose to heart and lungs. This suggests that thoracic radiotherapy causes mortality, which is currently not recognized as radiation-induced toxicity. So the question arises how to explain this treatment-related mortality. Interestingly, Ghobadi et al demonstrated in rats that thoracic irradiation can...
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Carnitine Consumption and Augmentation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
In preparation for a future mechanistic study, investigators now propose to test the specific hypothesis that carnitine consumption is not reduced in PAH, that plasma carnitine levels are stable over time in PAH and that carnitine supplementation in PAH can increase plasma carnitine and thereby delivery of carnitine to the RV and possibly improve RV function. Investigators propose three aims in humans to test this mechanistic hypothesis, 1) Measure the oral consumption of carnitine in human PAH. This aim will use food diaries and carnitine supplement use questionnaires in PAH patients to test the hypothesis that carnitine ...
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Central China Congenital Heart Disease Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Cohort Study
The study will recruit and follow up patients for five years patients newly diagnosed with congenital heart disease associated pulmonary arterial hypertension(CHD-PAH) from the investigator's hospital. The main aim of the study is to describe the aetiology, natural history and management practices of CHD-PAH in central China.
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Change-a Multi-center Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension （CTEPH） Database in China
The Change Database is a prospective, observational multi-center disease registry, which will collect data on patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) in China. The registry will run for approximately 5 years. It aims to illustrate the epidemiology, management and longterm outcomes of CTEPH.
Clinical TrialsJames Wetherill2020-12-18T13:53:16-05:00
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