How aortic disease affects quality of life and work
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at how having an aortic disease (a problem with the main artery from your heart) impacts your daily life and ability to work. It aims to help doctors better understand and support patients like you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with a disease of the aorta (the large artery from your heart).
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- You are a patient at the Vascular Surgery unit of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS.
- You have not had a recent surgery or major health problem unrelated to your aorta that would make it hard to see how the aortic disease alone affects your return to work.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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