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STRENGTH TRACKING FROM WALL TICHKNESS OVER AORTIC BIOMECHANICS (STORM)

RECRUITINGSponsored by IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato
Actively Recruiting
SponsorIRCCS Policlinico S. Donato
Started2025-10-25
Est. completion2026-12
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07453251

Summary

The aim of the study is to analyse the resected portion of aneurysmatic ascending aorta in order to assess its strength to rupture, standardise the various measurements performed within the lab and try to correlate these qualitative results with quantitative results (regarding aortic diameter, valve morphology and aortic wall thickness).

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients undergoing cardiac surgery for either aortic root and/or ascending aortic aneurysms; • Patients that have received, understood and signed the written informed consent for this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients that have already undergone previous cardiac surgery; • Patients that present with acute aortic pathologies, such as acute aortic dissection or intramural hematoma.

Conditions3

Aneurysm AorticAneurysm Aortic RootHeart Disease

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