NCT01800292

Characterization of LV Strain Patterns in Mildly Elevated PCWP and PAH.

Echo Study - Characterization of LV Strain Patterns in Patients With Mildly Elevated PCWP and Pulmonary Hypertension

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 9 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Arizona · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients with pulmonary hypertension and mildly elevated heart pressure known as PCWP will exhibit different patterns on echocardiography and that these patterns will predict treatment response to sildenafil, a drug given for this condition.

Conditions

• Hypertension, Pulmonary Artery
• Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	sildenafil	Subjects will be started on sildenafil at 20 mg PO TID at the baseline visit. Each individual will serve as his/her own control. Subjects will be evaluated at 3 months, with participation completed at that time.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-02-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2014-12-01
• First posted: 2013-02-27
• Last updated: 2015-11-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States