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UnknownNCT00502398

Is There Intravascular Hemolysis in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension?

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
Sponsor
Rabin Medical Center · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Patients with hemolytic disorders (e.g. sickle cell anemia or thalassemia) are known to develop pulmonary hypertension. Hemolysis is where red blood cells are destroyed and their contents released into the circulation. It is thought that these red-cell contents cause constriction and thrombosis of the blood vessels in the lungs. Conversely, it is possible that patients with pulmonary hypertension have hemolysis. In this study we will be drawing blood from a range of patients and normal controls for a panel of blood tests related to hemolysis.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREBlood test

Timeline

Start date
2007-09-01
First posted
2007-07-17
Last updated
2007-10-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00502398. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.