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Family Studies of Inherited Heart Disease

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00001225

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Official title

Family Studies of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Brief summary

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetically inherited heart disease. It causes thickening of heart muscle, especially the chamber responsible for pumping blood out of the heart, the left ventricle. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most important cause of sudden death in apparently healthy young people. A genetic test called linkage analysis is used to locate genes causing inherited diseases like HCM. Linkage analysis requires large families to be evaluated clinically in order to identify the members with and without the disease. In this study researchers will collect samples of DNA from family members of patients with HCM. The diagnosis of the disease will be made by history and physical examination, electrocardiogram (12 lead ECG), and ultrasound of the heart (2-D echocardiogram). The ability of the researchers to locate the gene responsible for the disease improves with increases in the size of the family and members evaluated. In order to continue research on the genetic causes of heart disease, researchers intend on studying families with specific genetic mutations (beta-MHC) causing HCM. Researcher plan to also study families with HCM not linked to specific gene mutations (beta-MHC).

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00001225
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Enrollment
5,880 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
Not listed
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Mar 31, 1987
Primary completion
Not listed
Completion
Jul 31, 2002
Last update posted
Mar 3, 2008

1987 – 2002

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Bethesda Maryland 20892

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