NCT06539962

Interstitial Lung Disease is a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease

Interstitial Lung Disease is a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease; Potential Role for Systemic Biomarkers (Krebs Von Den Lungen-6 (KL-6))

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 134 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assiut University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

A group of Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis will be recruited from Assiut university hospital outpatient clinic. Evaluation will be done regarding cardiovascular comorbidities (Cardiovascular comorbidities will be evaluated with thorough assessment including; history, ECG, Lipid profile and echocardiography). Lipid profile, CRP and KL-6 level will be assessed for recruited personnel. Regression analysis will be used to identify risk factors for cardiovascular comorbidities among IPF patients.

Detailed description

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a chronic, progressive, parenchymal disease of the lungs. ILD has been associated with various cardiovascular co-morbidities, such as coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure (HF). So far, little is known regarding the cardiovascular co-morbidities in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most aggressive form of ILD. Blood biomarkers have been shown to emerging evidence in patients with IPF in clinical practice. Several blood biomarkers, including lung-epithelium specific proteins, chemokines, growth factors, proteases, and other serological markers, have been studied widely in the fields of diagnosis, disease severity, and prognosis in patients with IPF. Among them, Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) is used in clinical practice and elevated level of KL-6 is known to predict mortality in patients with IPF. It is well documented that fibrosis is closely linked to the inflammatory response. Emerging evidence suggests that cardiac fibrosis in general is primarily due to complications associated with acute and prolonged inflammation, suggesting that even low-grade, persistent inflammation is enough to promote cardiac fibrosis. The cellular and molecular events that underpin the inflammatory processes in cardiac disease are complex and poorly understood, with many tissue and disease specific mechanisms.

Conditions

• Interstitial Lung Disease
• Cardiovascular Morbidity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6)	Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) will be evaluated for ability to predict cardiovascular comorbidities among IPF patients

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-09-01
• Completion: 2024-10-01
• First posted: 2024-08-06
• Last updated: 2025-08-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt