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- Clinical Trial NCT04086537
BMPR2 Mutations and Iron Metabolism in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (AMIA)
Association Between BMPR2 Mutations and Iron Metabolism in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients: an Explorative Cross-sectional Study
Previously characterised PAH patients, including idiopathic, heritable and other forms of group 1 PAH with and without BMPR2 mutation which have already been analysed and are regularly seen in the Center for Pulmonary Hypertension may be contacted to participate in the study. Clinical and laboratory values will be collected prospectively.
Patients with IPAH/HPAH and other forms of PAH who are newly diagnosed within the duration of the trial will receive routine diagnostic workup including the routine information about a possible BMPR2 mutation analysis for IPAH/HPAH patients according to guidelines.
During their routine visit the patients' medical history will be obtained and physical examination will be conducted. Moreover, an electrocardiogram (ECG), determination of World Health Organization (WHO)-functional class, laboratory testing (NT-proBNP and routine laboratory), echocardiography will be routinely carried out. BMPR2 expression levels will be measured in blood samples. Additionally, laboratory samples will be collected for analysis of further parameters reflecting iron metabolism such as hepcidin, ferritin, iron levels, IL6 and circulating soluble transferrin receptor Levels.
In addition, healthy controls will be invited to participate in this study to obtain comparable levels of hepcidin and BMPR2 pathway members.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease characterized by an increase in pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance, which result in right heart hypertrophy and decompensation. It crucially affects exercise capacity, quality of life and prognosis. Idiopathic and heritable forms of PAH (IPAH and HPAH) are often associated with mutations of the bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR2) accompanied by disease development at an earlier age, more severe hemodynamic phenotype and a higher mortality rate. Other forms of PAH also show reduced expression levels of BMPR2, even if no BMPR2 mutation has been identified in these patients. Moreover, the balance of iron metabolism was shown to be disturbed in IPAH patients. IPAH patients suffered from iron deficiency with low levels of serum iron concentrations and while at the same time displaying high levels of the iron uptake regulating hormon hepcidin. The hormone hepcidin, which inhibits iron absorption from the intestine, is upregulated by the BMPR2 signaling pathway (via BMP6). The impact of BMPR2 expression on iron homeostasis, however, has not been investigated yet.
Mutation and non-mutation carriers with invasively diagnosed PAH by right heart catheter and under optimized medical therapy will be enrolled in this study. An explicit exclusion criterion is intravenous iron supplementation in the last 2 months to capture their natural iron metabolic status. Subjects will be recruited at the Center for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik Heidelberg University Hospital. The measurement of BMPR2 expression will be performed with real-time polymerase chain reaction. In addition, routine laboratory parameters of iron metabolism and clinical parameters will be statistically correlated with the BMPR2 expression of BMPR2 mutation carriers and non-mutation carriers. Clinical examinations will comprise of routine diagnostic workup. No study specific clinical assessments will be performed. For diagnostic workup, an extended blood analysis for BMPR2 expression will be performed, which is mentioned in the informed consent document.
In addition, healthy controls will be invited to participate in this study.Healthy controls will only receive a blood collection to obtain control values for hepcidin, BMPR2 expression rate and levels of BMPR2 pathway members such as Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 and 6 (BMP2 and BMP6). They will not receive any further examinations. BMPR2 mutation status will not be investigated. The control group will be age and gender matched to non-BMPR2 mutation carriers.
Therefore, this study aims to investigate whether PAH patients with a reduced expression rate of BMPR2 have altered serum levels of hepcidin and further iron related metabolites compared to PAH patients with normal expression levels and whether these patients present with more pronounced limitations in clinical parameters. This study could help to understand iron metabolism in PAH and generate new therapeutic targets for the treatment of the disease.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Heidelberg, Germany, 69126
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at the Thoraxklinik, Heidelberg University Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
BMPR2-mutation carriers and non-BMPR2 mutation carriers will be asked for participation in the study.
Healthy controls will be invited to participate in this study to obtain comparable levels of hepcidin and BMPR2 pathway members. This control group will be age and gender matched to non-BMPR2 mutation carriers. They will not receive any further examinations. BMPR2 mutation status will not be investigated.
Description
Inclusion Criteria Patients:
- Informed consent
- Male or female PAH, including idiopathic, heritable and other forms of group 1 PAH (according to Nice classification) patients 18-80 years of age
- Invasively diagnosed PAH by right heart catheter (invasively confirmed diagnosis according to the current PAH definition of valid guidelines at time of initial diagnosis)
- Optimized medical therapy for PAH (such as endothelin-receptor-antagonists, inhaled prostanoids, phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitors, diuretics and if useful, supplemental oxygen) for at least 2 months before entering the study
- Able to understand and willing to sign the Informed Consent Form
Inclusion Criteria Healthy Controls:
- Informed consent
- Male or female healthy controls 18-80 years of age
- Able to understand and willing to sign the Informed Consent Form
Exclusion Criteria Patients:
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Change in disease-specific medication within 8 weeks before enrolment
- Intravenous iron supplementation within the preceding 2 months
- Acute infection
- Comorbidities affecting iron metabolism such as hemolytic anemias, genetic disorders of hemoglobin, diabetes, systemic cardiovascular disease, sickle cell disease, thalassemia
Exclusion Criteria Healthy Controls:
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Intravenous iron supplementation within the preceding 2 months
- Acute infection
- Heart or lung disease
- Comorbidities affecting iron metabolism such as hemolytic anemias, genetic disorders of hemoglobin, diabetes, systemic cardiovascular disease, sickle cell disease, thalassemia
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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BMPR2-mutation carriers
Patients affected by pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with already determined BMPR2 mutation status (hereditary PAH, HPAH) or patients with idiopathic PAH (IPAH) and other forms of PAH who are newly diagnosed within the duration of the study and resulted positive for mutation at the routinely-performed (according to current guidelines) BMPR2 analysis.
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Samples will be collected in the three groups.
Hepcidin levels will be measured in serum using ELISA and BMPR2 expression will be assessed as previously described using real time-qPCR
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non-BMPR2 mutation carriers
Patients affected by Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who resulted negative at the routinely-performed (according to current guidelines) BMPR2 analysis (Idiopathic PAH, IPAH) or patients with Idiopathic PAH (IPAH) and other forms of PAH who are newly diagnosed within the duration of the study and resulted negative for mutation at the routinely-performed (according to current guidelines) BMPR2 analysis.
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Samples will be collected in the three groups.
Hepcidin levels will be measured in serum using ELISA and BMPR2 expression will be assessed as previously described using real time-qPCR
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healthy controls
Healthy controls free of heart and lung disease or any comorbidities affecting iron metabolism.
This control group will be age and gender matched to non-BMPR2 mutation carriers.
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Samples will be collected in the three groups.
Hepcidin levels will be measured in serum using ELISA and BMPR2 expression will be assessed as previously described using real time-qPCR
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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The relationship between absolute values of hepcidin levels and BMPR2 expression
Time Frame: at enrollment
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assessed as correlation between BMPR2 expression levels and hepcidin levels
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at enrollment
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The relationship between hepcidin levels and BMPR2 expression
Time Frame: at enrollment
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analysis of differences of hepcidin levels in BMPR2 mutation carriers and non-carriers (BMPR2 mutation carriers are assumed to have a lower expression level of BMPR2)
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at enrollment
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with ferritin levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Ferritin levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with transferrin levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Transferrin levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with soluble transferrin receptor saturation and concentration
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Soluble transferrin receptor saturation and concentration
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with iron levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Iron levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with red blood distribution cell width
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Red blood distribution cell width
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with erythroferrone levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Erythroferrone levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with hemoglobin levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Hemoglobin levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with hematocrit
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Hematocrit
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with erythropoietin (EPO) levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Erythropoietin (EPO) levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with C-reactive protein levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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C-reactive protein levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with interleukin 6 (IL6) levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Interleukin 6 (IL6) levels to approximate inflammation
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with NT-proBNP levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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NT-proBNP levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with BMP2 messenger ribonucleid acid (mRNA) expression levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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BMP2 mRNA expression levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with BMP6 messenger ribonucleid acid (mRNA) expression levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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BMP6 mRNA expression levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with overall transcriptomic analysis in blood samples and formalin fixed human PAH lung tissue samples
Time Frame: at enrollment
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overall transcriptomic analysis in blood samples and formalin fixed human PAH lung tissue samples
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with BMPR2 protein levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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BMPR2 protein levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with BMP2 protein levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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BMP2 protein levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with BMP6 protein levels
Time Frame: at enrollment
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BMP6 protein levels
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with 6-minute walking distance (6-MWD)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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6-minute walking distance (6-MWD)
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with BORG Scale of 6-minute walking distance (6-MWD)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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Borg Scale of 6-minute walking distance (6-MWD)
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with WHO functional class
Time Frame: at enrollment
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WHO functional class
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with forced vital capacity (FVC)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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forced vital capacity (FVC)
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with forced expiratory flow (FEV)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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forced expiratory flow (FEV)
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with total lung capacity (TLC)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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total lung capacity (TLC)
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with diffusion-limited carbon monoxide (DLCo)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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diffusion-limited carbon monoxide (DLCo)
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with residual volume
Time Frame: at enrollment
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residual volume, normally accounting for about 25% of total lung capacity
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with blood gas analysis including partial pressure of oxygen
Time Frame: at enrollment
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partial pressure of oxygen
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with blood gas analysis including partial pressure of carbon dioxide
Time Frame: at enrollment
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partial pressure of carbon dioxide
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with blood gas analysis including oxygen saturation
Time Frame: at enrollment
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oxygen saturation
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with blood gas analysis including supplemental oxygen "yes" or "no"
Time Frame: at enrollment
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supplemental oxygen "yes" or "no"
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with cardiac output (CO)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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cardiac output (CO) measured by right heart catheterization
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with cardiac index (CI)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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cardiac index (CI) measured by right heart catheterization
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PAWP)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PAWP) measured by right heart catheterization
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) measured by right heart catheterization
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with right atrium area (RA-area)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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right atrium area (RA-area) determined by echocardiography
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with right ventricle area (RV-area)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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right ventricle area (RV-area) determined by echocardiography
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with myocardial performance index (Tei)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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myocardial performance index (Tei) determined by echocardiography
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 expression levels with tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE)
Time Frame: at enrollment
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tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) determined by echocardiography
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 Expression with systolic pulmonary artery pressure
Time Frame: at enrollment
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systolic pulmonary artery pressure determined by echocardiography
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 Expression with right ventricular function
Time Frame: at enrollment
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right ventricular function determined by echocardiography
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 Expression with left ventricular function
Time Frame: at enrollment
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left ventricular function determined by echocardiography
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 Expression with right ventricular pressure
Time Frame: at enrollment
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systolic, diastolic and mean right ventricular pressure measured by right heart catheterization
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 Expression with pulmonary artery pressure
Time Frame: at enrollment
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systolic, diastolic and mean pulmonary artery pressure measured by right heart catheterization
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at enrollment
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Correlation of BMPR2 Expression with pulmonary vascular resistance
Time Frame: at enrollment
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pulmonary vascular resistance measured by right heart catheterization
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at enrollment
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Collaborators and Investigators
Study record dates
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Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
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First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2019-03IM
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
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