Clinical trials: Kidney Graft Dysfunction
Kidney Disease, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Do Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors Reduce Both Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Endothelial Dysfunction in Cardiovascular Patients With Renal Dysfunction?
Cardiovascular related disease is the main cause of death in patients with kidney disease, and "oxidative stress" is thought to be a major contributor by promoting thickening of the heart muscle and stiffening of the arteries.
- Trial name
- NCT00688480
- Testing
- Allopurinol
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- A. D. Struthers