Active clinical trials for "Aortic Aneurysm"

The study aims at screening Israeli Arab men, smokers or past smokers, for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The screening is to be performed at the family doctors clinics in the rural arab erea of the north of Israel. Goals: The investigators aim at revealing the actual prevalence of AAA in the Israeli Arab smoking men population. By revealing this prevalence we believe the need for a nation-wide screening program for AAA will turn available for assessment. In addition, the goal of improving the accessibility of health services for the Israeli Arab population is a key issue in the design of the research. 2000 patients are to be enrolled in the study over a period of 2 years. Each of the patients will be examined once for a duplex ultra-sound and will be classified into one of 4 sub-groups according to the maximal aortic diameter found.

Postoperative renal failure is the most significant risk factor for early mortality after elective surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs). To prevent damages related to kidney ischemia during aortic crossclamping and TAAA repair, the most recent guidelines recommend the use of cold crystalloid or blood perfusion. Since the most studied crystalloid solution is the Ringer's lactate solution, this can be considered the standard of care for evaluating the effectiveness of other substrates. An histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate enriched crystalloid solution named Custodiol (Dr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH, Bensheim, Germany) is currently used for organ preservation during transplantation and for cardioplegia during open-heart surgery in most EU countries. This solution may provide a better grade of renal protection to ischemic damage than the standard crystalloid solutions. A recent observational study published by our group suggested a lower incidence of postoperative renal kidney injury in patients undergoing open TAAA surgical repair using renal perfusion with Custodiol, as compared to those perfused with an enriched Ringer's lactate solution. Objective of this study is the confirmation of the promising findings about the effectiveness of renal perfusion with Custodiol during repair of TAAA compared with other crystalloid. The study will be a prospective, single-center, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial, investigating Acute Kidney Injury in patients undergoing TAAA open repair using Custodiol renal perfusion versus an enriched Ringer's lactate solution. It is expected to enroll adult patients undergoing elective TAAA open repair. Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 2 weeks.

AIDA Study is a prospective, multicentre, randomized, controlled clinical investigation with patients undergoing median laparotomy for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) repair. The primary objective of the clinical investigation is to test the hypothesis that insertion of an Optilene® Mesh Elastic mesh - a monofilament, light-weight, large pore sized, polypropylene mesh manufactured by Aesculap AG - is superior to suturing alone and will reduce the hernia formation rate within the first 2 years. A reduction from 30% to 10% of the patient population is assumed.

To prospectively evaluate the safety and efficacy of the LUPIAE hybrid technique for the treatment of thoracic or thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms thoracic aortic type A dissections 2. to compare the safety and efficacy of the LUPIAE hybrid technique with historical groups (literature review, other hybrid techniques, LUPIAE retrospective patients)

This study investigates the effect of two dose-levels of AP214 on the prevention of (acute) kidney injury after cardiac surgery.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Positron Emission Tomography imaging can help to predict the evolutivity of AAA treated with endovascular prosthesis.

Introduction: Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) is a major inconvenience in the use of iodinated contrast media (ICM) and it is associated with a significant increase in morbimortality and cost of hospitalization. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a non-invasive and cost-effective tissular protection technique that has proven beneficial in decreasing renal insult in patients receiving intravascular contrast. Aim: The primary outcome of this study is to evaluate the impact of RIPC on the incidence of CIN in patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair.Material and Methods: Patients suffering from aortic aneurysm were recruited prior to the administration of iodinated contrast media. Randomization was used to assign patients into the control/RIPC groups. Biochemical parameters determined renal function before and after surgery in immediate (24-72 hours) and at 30 days' follow-up.

This is a prospective multicenter observational study with 20 patients to evaluate the performance of SCITECH stent for treatment of AAA. Will be enrolled the patient demographics, laboratory tests, medical history, clinical evaluation, physical examination, adverse events. The benefits and risks of the study should be explained before any specific test or procedure of the study. The written consent must be obtained from the patient. No action specifies the study should be performed while the patient has not signed the form of consent.

Patients submitted to noncardiac surgeries are at increased risk of serious cardiovascular complications. Statins have shown to lower cholesterol levels and reduce cardiovascular events in other scenarios. The objective of this study is to explore the effects of atorvastatin, as compared with placebo, on the 30-day risk of a composite of death, nonfatal Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery (MINS), or stroke among patients who undergo noncardiac surgery.

Major vascular surgery involves operations to repair swollen blood vessels, clear debris from blocked arteries or bypass blocked blood vessels. Patients with these problems are a high-risk surgical group as they have generalized blood vessel disease. These puts them at risk of major complications around the time of surgery such as heart attacks , strokes and death. The mortality following repair of a swollen main artery in the abdomen is about 1 in 20. This contrasts poorly with the 1 per 100 risk of death following a heart bypass. Simple and cost-effective methods are needed to reduce the risks of major vascular surgery. Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) may be such a technique. To induce RIPC, the blood supply to muscle in the patient's arm is interrupted for about 5 minutes. It is then restored for a further five minutes. This cycle is repeated three more times. The blood supply is interrupted simply by inflating a blood pressure cuff to maximum pressure. This repeated brief interruption of the muscular blood supply sends signals to critical organs such as the brain and heart, which are rendered temporarily resistant to damage from reduced blood supply. Several small randomized clinical trials in patients undergoing different types of major vascular surgery have demonstrated a potential benefit. This large, multi-centre trial aims to determine whether RIPC can reduce complications in routine practice.