Water- and Salt-homeostasis in Healthy Humans, and in Patients With Heart- or Lung Disease

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2012-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether the excretion of renal water- and salt-channels in the urine reflects the handling of water and salt in the kidneys, and whether the excretion can be used to monitor and/or predict the effects of treatment of certain heart or lung diseases.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Kolding Sygehus
• Collaborators: Odense University Hospital; Regionshospitalet Holstebro, Holstebro, Denmark

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Symptomatic heart failure

• Severe valvular aortic stenosis

• Acute Coronary Syndrome

• Medically refractory chronic angina pectoris or pulmonary hypertension with preserved left ventricular function

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• Drug abuse

• Malignant disease

• Significant disease of other organs including endocrine diseases