Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Type
Interventional
Phase
Not Applicable
Design
Allocation: Non-RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 18 years and 125 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, (AAA), will be identified within the vascular surgery practice. Those patients who meet standard indications for surgery including symptomatic AAA, size >5.0-5.5 cm, or rapidly enlarging >0.5 cm per 6 months will have standard pre-operative work-up which incl...

Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, (AAA), will be identified within the vascular surgery practice. Those patients who meet standard indications for surgery including symptomatic AAA, size >5.0-5.5 cm, or rapidly enlarging >0.5 cm per 6 months will have standard pre-operative work-up which includes magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) and Echocardiogram (ECHO). These pre-operative studies will be modified for the study patients to include electrocardiogram(ECG)-gating (coupled with MR angiogram) and 2-Dimensional speckle-tracking ultrasound of the abdominal aorta. Patients in the study will be followed for 1 year. Measurements will be analyzed for any relationship between aortic wall properties and clinical outcomes such as aneurysm growth, rupture risk or aortic dissection. This study will be comparing 3 groups of patients: no surgery (surveillance), open surgery, and endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT02548546
Collaborators
Not Provided
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Houssam Farres, MD Mayo Clinic