Active clinical trials for "Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal"

INTRODUCTION Post-implantation syndrome is the clinical and biochemical expression of an inflammatory response following endovascular repair of an aortic aneurysm. PIS is mainly a clinical condition associated with the implantation of an endograft and is diagnosed by the presence of fever accompanied by elevated WBC count above normal without any evidence of an infection. The correlation between the type of the endograft placed and the development of PIS may indicate that the inflammatory reaction is due to the material of the endograft itself ( polyester or PTFE ). Based on the results of different studies the type of endograft's material seems to play an important role in PIS development and may have a predictive role for a significant number of patients undergoing endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR). In most studies PIS is considered a benign condition, although it may lead to a more demanding postoperative care characterized by prolonged hospitalization. In an other prospective study patients with PIS were more likely to suffer from an adverse event during the 30 days after the procedure. The occurrence of PIS was the only independent predictor of a MACE ( major cardiovascular events ) or an adverse event during the follow-up period. Current available literature data certainly raise the question of altering current approach and treat patients with PIS by focusing on the reduction of the inflammatory response by administration of steroid or non-steroidal drugs. The aim of the present randomized placebo-controlled study is to evaluate whether the perioperative administration of Naproxen (NPR) an anti-inflammatory drug with a beneficial cardiovascular safety profile in patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm undergoing endovascular repair could have any effect on the inflammatory response and patients outcome during the first year of follow-up after the surgery. METHOD PIS will be considered as the presence of fever (persisting body temperature > 38 ° C lasting more than 1 day during hospitalization) and leukocytosis ( white blood cell count > 12,000 / mL ) with negative blood and urine culture. All patients with AAA that will be subjected to EVAR in our department since February 2018 and who will receive an endograft made from polyester will be included in this study. All patients after being informed pre-operatively about the way and the purpose of the clinical study, the patients will be randomly selected to receive either naproxen ( NPR ) 500 mg x 2 or placebo, starting the previous day before the procedure and for 3 days postoperatively. The NPR was selected due to the expected significant anti-inflammatory activity and favorable cardiovascular safety profile. All patients presenting with fever during the post-operative period, whether or not fulfilling the PIS criteria, will undergo a thorough work up for possible infection. If any of these tests reveal evidence of an early pulmonary, urinary tract or any other kind of infection, the patient will not be considered to suffer from PIS. Patients will be discharged in the absence of any complications, with a body temperature < 38oC for at least 24 hours and a WBC < 12.000/mL. Besides the traditional inflammatory markers (WBC, hs-CRP, and fibrinogen ) the investigators will also measure interleukin 6 (IL-6) because it was the only marker significantly altered in PIS patients in a previous study. The follow-up will be performed at 1, and 12 months after surgery. Patient quality of life will also be studied by completing the SF36 questionnaire preoperatively and in the first year post-operative follow-up.

This study aims to measure the radiation safety climate in the hybrid angiography suite using self-assessment and to investigate the relationship of radiation safety climate with their self-reported safety behaviors. The hypothesis is that a radiation safety climate does exist and can be measured using self-assessment. Additionally, it is expected that the radiation safety climate positively influences radiation safety behaviors.

This is a prospective study conducted on a population with an aortic endoprosthesis in the context of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The study's objective is to standardize the ultrasound methodology in the monitoring of aortic endoprosthesis in immediate post-operative care by comparing the results with CT-scan (gold standard). To improve ultrasound methodology, the investigators propose to use the VESMA protocol for ultrasound diameter measurement at four incidences. In addition, the use of ultrasonic contrast agents increases the accuracy of vascular structures, the quality of the ultrasound blood flow image and the duration of signal enhancement. This makes it possible to visualize small gauge vessels and those with slow flows. In this way, the investigators could improve the ultrasound technique for measuring aneurysm bag diameters and endoleak detection. Moreover, the toxicity of iodinated contrast agents is the third cause of acute renal failure in hospitalized patients and is all the more frequent when the investigators increase injections. Improving the quality of ultrasound investigations for the monitoring of aortic endoprosthesis would therefore allow us to reduce the number of CT-scan performed in this population and thus reduce irradiation and the injection of nephrotoxic products. Thereby, the investigators would like to integrate the technique into the systematic follow-up of patients who have benefited from the placement of an aortic endoprosthesis by replacing the CT-scan.

Endovascular treatment has become the first choice to repair abdominal aortic aneurym, but exposes patients to a risk of endoleaks. Although treatment of type 1 and 3 endoleaks has proven to prevent aneurysms from rupture, controversies remain about type 2 endoleaks. The investigators described the different techniques of type 2 endovascular repair, and their efficacy at short and long term..

BACKGROUND Major blood loss is frequent in open repair of ruptured and intact abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) as well as in aorto-bifurcated prosthesis insertion due to aortoiliac occlusive disease. Major blood loss is associated with death, post-operative complications and coagulopathy. Data from randomized trials in trauma patients indicate that a high plasma to red blood cell (RBC) transfusion ratio reduces 30-day mortality. No randomized trial data are available for the AAA population. Observational data demonstrate, that a high plasma:RBC transfusion ratio associates to a lower 30 day mortality. However, the reports are based on small cohorts of 78-165 patients, short term outcomes and lack information on major adverse events such as cardiac and respiratory. The Danish Vascular Registry (DVR), covering 1996-2018, contains data on approx. 4,400 ruptured and 8,200 intact (elective/symptomatic) AAA repairs, and 5,400 open aortoiliac repairs due to occlusive disease. Expected total count 1997-2018: 17,000. The Danish Transfusion Database (DTDB), covering approx. 1997-2018, contains information on units of RBCs, plasma and platelets transfused. A unique patient identification number (CPR) allows merging of all data set. OBJECTIVE To identify whether resuscitation with a high plasma to RBC ratio associates to improves survival in open abdominal aortic surgery as compared to a low plasma to RBC-ratio. PICO Population: Open abdominal aortic surgery Intervention: "High FFP": FFP to RBC unit ratio of 2:3 to 3:3 (0.7 - 1.0) Comparison: "Low FFP": FFP to RBC unit ratio of 0:3 to 1:3 (0.0 - 0.3) Outcome: All-cause mortality 90 days following surgery. DATA SOURCES CPR, Danish Civil Registration System. DNPR, Danish National Patient registry. DVR, Danish Vascular registry. DPDB, The Danish national Prescription DataBase.

The association between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has mostly been studied using broad endpoints or have focused on cause-specific mortality. The investigators aim to compare the effect of body mass index (BMI) on different types of initial presentation of CVD.

Cortisol deficiency is diagnosed by the adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) stimulation test. This test measures cortisol levels in the blood before and after giving an injection of ACTH. Currently, the results of this test can only be reliably interpreted when it is carried out on people in non-stressful situations. Frequently the test is carried out in hospitalized patients in stressful situations, giving results that are hard to interpret. Our study is to first do this test in a non-stressful situation, followed by a repeat test in a stressful situation, to compare the results and create a set of guidelines for interpreting the test when it is carried out in stressful situations.

To identify the genetic (major genes) and environmental factors responsible for the significant aggregation of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among relatives of affected individuals.

After endovascular treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, lifelong imaging follow-up is needed to monitor the effectiveness of the treatment. One parameter in this follow-up is endoleak, which is leakage of blood into the aneurysm sac. The aim of this study is to investigate the value of magnetic resonance imaging using Vasovist as a contrast agent for the detection of endoleaks.

To compare the aortic pulse profile before and after stent-graft implantation to prove that endovascular AAA repair using non-compliant stent-graft changes the aortic pulse profile.