Cardiovascular Health Improvement Project
Recruiting · NCT02306200 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Michigan
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →What this trial is about
The goal of this project is to establish a biobank of clinical information, DNA, plasma, and aortic tissue samples from patients with cardiovascular disease as well as healthy controls.
Who can take part
Age range
No age limits stated
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Any patient over the age of 18 who is able/willing to give informed consent
- Patients \<18 years of age with parental consent and assent (if assent is applicable for their age)
- Diagnosis of:
- aortic pathology potentially due to a known or suspected inherited condition
- Idiopathic aortic aneurysm
- Interesting of novel vascular pathology in the aorta or main branches
- Family history of aortic or vascular disease
- Other cardiovascular disease
- Healthy controls with no apparent cardiovascular disease
Exclusion criteria
- \- Not willing or able to sign the consent
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States