Impact of Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease Treatment on Blood Pressure
Hypertension is a major risk factor for a variety of cardiovascular diseases. When hypertension results from increased vascular resistance due to a narrowing of the descending aorta, it can be effectively treated with stenting. More recently, evidence suggest that stenting in more distal parts of the arterial vascular bed is also associated with a reduction in blood pressure. The investigators hypothesize that stenting of occlusions more distal of the descending aorta decreases the central blood pressure and…
Conditions studied
Aorto Iliac Occlusive Disease, Blood Pressure
About this study
Hypertension is a major risk factor for a variety of cardiovascular diseases. When hypertension results from increased vascular resistance due to a narrowing of the descending aorta, it can be effectively treated with stenting. More recently, evidence suggest that stenting in more distal parts of the arterial vascular bed is also associated with a reduction in blood pressure. The investigators hypothesize that stenting of occlusions more distal of the descending aorta decreases the central blood pressure and afterload as reflected by NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide), a biomarker of intracardiac pressures and predictor of heart failure events. The goal of this pilot study is to prospectively investigate changes in blood pressure after stent placement in the aorto-iliac region.
Interventions
- Procedure: Stent placement — Patients with an aorto-iliac occlusion will receive a stent, according to standard care
Primary outcomes
- The primary objective is to describe the changes in arterial blood pressures between baseline and 12 months follow-up after endovascular treatment of an occlusion of the infrarenal aorta and/or common iliac arteries. (12 months)
Eligibility information
Study locations
- Rijnstate, Arnhem, 6815AD Netherlands
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov. Record last refreshed by Varda Clinical: 2026-09-27.