NCT01022684

Correlation Between Various Inflammatory Markers and Vascular Inflammation Measured by 18FDG-PET

Correlation of Inflammatory Markers Such as LpPLA2,MCP-1 and hsCRP for Predicting Vascular Inflammation; Analysis With 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Korea University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 88 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Vascular inflammation is a key factor in both the pathogenesis and outcome of atherosclerosis. Various inflammatory markers such as LpPLA2,MCP-2 and hsCRP are well-known prognostic factors for the cardiovascular event. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is a promising tool for identifying and quantifying vascular inflammation within atherosclerotic plaques.Therefore, the purpose of the study is to demonstrate the correlation between various inflammatory markers and vascular inflammation detected by 18FDG-PET.

Conditions

• Atherosclerosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cross section study	This is not intervention study. The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between various inflammatory markers and PET imaging at the cross section setting

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-12-01
• Primary completion: 2010-01-01
• Completion: 2010-01-01
• First posted: 2009-12-01
• Last updated: 2010-02-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea