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Association Between Lifetime Physical Activity and Exercise and the Development of Wild-type Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
About This Trial
The aim of this study is to investigate the association between increased lifetime physical activity and the development of wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
1. Confirmed diagnosis of wtATTR-CM including sequencing of the TTR gene; or HF; or healthy proband without a diagnosis of heart disease
2. Initial diagnosis of respective cardiac disease (wtATTR-CM, HF) after the 6th decade of life; or no cardiac disease (healthy control)
3. Willingness and ability to provide signed willing to sign a consent form form (ICF)
4. Age \> 60 years
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
1. History of severe chronic illness limiting the ability to perform physical activity during the 3rd to 6th decade
2. A diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment
3. Any other reason resulting in the inability to perform the questionnaire and/or interview
4. Known disease-causing variant (pathogenic or likely-pathogenic) in the TTR gene
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
1. Confirmed diagnosis of wtATTR-CM including sequencing of the TTR gene; or HF; or healthy proband without a diagnosis of heart disease
2. Initial diagnosis of respective cardiac disease (wtATTR-CM, HF) after the 6th decade of life; or no cardiac disease (healthy control)
3. Willingness and ability to provide signed informed consent form (ICF)
4. Age \> 60 years
Exclusion Criteria:
1. History of severe chronic illness limiting the ability to perform physical activity during the 3rd to 6th decade
2. A diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment
3. Any other reason resulting in the inability to perform the questionnaire and/or interview
4. Known disease-causing variant (pathogenic or likely-pathogenic) in the TTR gene
Treatments Being Tested
OTHER
Interview
* International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) * interviewer-administered modified Lifetime Total Physical Activity Questionnaire (LTPAQ) form
Locations (1)
Medical University of Graz
Graz, Austria