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The Effects of Aerobic Exercise in Microvascular Endothelium Function in Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases

Information source: Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia de Laranjeiras
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 23, 2015
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Condition(s) targeted: Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention: Exercise (Behavioral)

Phase: N/A

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia de Laranjeiras

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Eduardo V Tibiriçá, PhD, Study Director, Affiliation: Instituto Fernandes Figueira

Overall contact:
Eduardo V Tibiriçá, PhD, Phone: 55 21 25621286, Email: etibi@ioc.fiocruz.br

Summary

This study evaluates the effects of different volumes of aerobic exercise training in cardiovascular parameters of patients with cardiovascular diseases enrolled in a cardiac rehabilitation program.

Clinical Details

Official title: The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training in Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases Related to Microvascular Endothelium Function, Angiogenesis, Oxidative Stress and Aerobic Capacity

Study design: Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Primary outcome: Changes in Skin microvascular blood flow

Secondary outcome:

Change in peak oxygen consumption

Change in weight

Detailed description: Aerobic exercise training is well known to improve endothelium dependent vasodilatation in the microcirculation. However, the impact of exercise frequency on this response in patients with coronary artery disease remains unclear.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 40 Years. Maximum age: 80 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- sedentarism for at least 6 months;

- clinical diagnosis for coronary artery disease (occurrence of any acute coronary

syndrome, including ST elevation or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction or unstable angina or by the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease on coronary angiography in patients with stable angina). Exclusion Criteria:

- nephropathies;

- decompensated cardiovascular diseases;

- liver diseases.

Locations and Contacts

Eduardo V Tibiriçá, PhD, Phone: 55 21 25621286, Email: etibi@ioc.fiocruz.br

Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil; Recruiting
Eduardo V Tibiriçá, PhD, Phone: +552125621286, Email: etibi@ioc.fiocruz.br
Juliana P Borges, PhD, Phone: +5521992348072, Email: julipborges@gmail.com
Additional Information

Related publications:

Souza EG, De Lorenzo A, Huguenin G, Oliveira GM, Tibiriçá E. Impairment of systemic microvascular endothelial and smooth muscle function in individuals with early-onset coronary artery disease: studies with laser speckle contrast imaging. Coron Artery Dis. 2014 Jan;25(1):23-8. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000055.

Cordovil I, Huguenin G, Rosa G, Bello A, Köhler O, de Moraes R, Tibiriçá E. Evaluation of systemic microvascular endothelial function using laser speckle contrast imaging. Microvasc Res. 2012 May;83(3):376-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2012.01.004. Epub 2012 Jan 31.

Starting date: December 2014
Last updated: July 30, 2015

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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