Status:

COMPLETED

Warfarin and Coronary Calcification Project

Lead Sponsor:

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Conditions:

Coronary Calcification

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess whether the use of warfarin, a commonly used anticoagulation drug, is associated with increased amounts of coronary artery calcification. Studies in animals and p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 years of age or older
  • Patients referred to begin or already treated with warfarin anticoagulation therapy.

Exclusion

  • Known prior myocardial infarction or coronary heart disease
  • History of advanced chronic kidney disease manifested by serum creatinine\>2 or calculated glomerular filtration rate (GFR)\<30
  • History of hyperparathyroidism
  • Current hypercalcemia
  • Current hyperphosphatemia
  • Uncertain duration of warfarin therapy
  • Lack of records documenting international normalized ratio (INR) during therapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2004

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00868712

Start Date

May 1 2004

End Date

January 1 2010

Last Update

August 24 2012

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Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20307