Biological and Electrocardiographic Biomarkers for Risk Stratification in Hypertension.

March 8, 2017 updated by: Hospices Civils de Lyon

Additive Value of Biological and Electrocardiographic Biomarkers for Risk Stratification in Hypertension

Risk stratification of hypertensive patients includes assessment of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical target organ damages particularly left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).

LVH may routinely screened by transthoracic echocardiography by measuring the left ventricular mass (LVM).

However, transthoracic echocardiography suffers from several pitfalls: poor reproducibility, technical limitations and unavailability at a first evaluation by general practitioners.

Other biomarkers may be particularly helpful in hypertension risk stratification. The amplitude of the R wave in aVL lead is a simple validated ECG parameters of LVH and a strong predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality.

Plasma N-terminal pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) is also strongly related to LVM and is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in hypertension.

The main objective of our study is to determine the additive prognostic value of R wave in aVL and NT proBNP on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

Secondary objectives are to determine the addition prognostic value of NT-proBNP and R wave in aVL combined in comparison to each marker taken into account

This study will include 1600 patients who had a work-up of their hypertension in the Cardiology Department of Croix-Rousse Hospital (Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France) from January 1997 to January 2014.

Their data will be collected in an Access database; their vital status will be obtained by the INSEE unit CépiDC.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1600

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Lyon, France, 69004
        • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hopital de la Croix Rousse

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients, who had a work-up of their hypertension in the Cardiology Department of Croix-Rousse Hospital (Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France) from January 1997 to January 2014.

Description

  • Inclusion Criteria:

    • >18 years old
    • men or women
    • questionnaire completion and physical exam during their first stay in the Cardiology Department of from January 1997 to January 2014.
  • Exclusion Criteria:

    • Patients refusal

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
All- cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertension
Time Frame: an average of 7 years

All-Cause and cardiovascular mortality will be obtained from the INSERM unit CépiDC.

Vital status was obtained in July 2016

an average of 7 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
All-cause and cardiovascular deaths
Time Frame: an average of 7 years

All-cause and cardiovascular deaths in the study population will be obtained from the INSERM unit CépiDC.

Vital status was obtained in July 2016

an average of 7 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Pierre LANTELME, Hospices Civils de Lyon

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 3, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 17, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

February 17, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 27, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 27, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

March 1, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 9, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 8, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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