Clinical trials: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
REPAIR: Right vEntricular Remodeling in Pulmonary ArterIal hypeRtension
The study evaluates the effect of macitentan on right ventricular and hemodynamic properties in patients with symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Patients are treated with macitentan for 1 year.
- Trial name
- REPAIR (NCT02310672)
- Testing
- Macitentan
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Actelion
Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Failure
Results of Tc99m-Maraciclatide Scintigraphy in Subjects With Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure With Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of 99mTc maraciclatide scintigraphy in diabetic subjects with HFPEF. A maximum of 20 subjects with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Heart Failure With Preserved Left Ventricular…
- Trial name
- NCT01440517
- Testing
- Tc99m-Maraciclatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Cardiac Disease
DEF-315 Better Accuracy in Ejection Fraction (EF) Assessment With DEFINITY
This is a Phase 3, prospective, open-label, multicenter study to evaluate Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) measurement accuracy and reproducibility of DEFINITY® contrast-enhanced and unenhanced echocardiography as…
- Trial name
- BENEFIT2 (NCT03719612)
- Testing
- DEFINITY®
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Lantheus Medical Imaging
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Pulmonary Vascular Disease Using Inhaled 129Xe Magnetic Resonance Imaging
This study seeks to deploy several forms of 129Xe MRI contrast as well as emerging conventional proton MRI technqiues for imaging lung structure and perfusion.
- Trial name
- XenonMRI (NCT03078192)
- Testing
- GE-141, Hyperpolarized 129Xenon gas, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Bastiaan Driehuys
ICD, Tachycardia
A Post-market Clinical Evaluation of St. Jude Medical™ MR Conditional ICD System on Patients Undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging
To assess the clinical performance of the St. Jude Medical™ MR Conditional ICD System in patients undergoing an elective thoracic MRI scan.
- Trial name
- ASIA MRI ICD (NCT02877693)
- Testing
- Thoracic MRI Scan
- Where
- 20 sites in India, Malaysia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 205 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)
Efficacy and Safety of LCZ696 Compared to Valsartan on Cognitive Function in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction
This study was a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, active comparator trial designed to evaluate the overall effect of LCZ696 compared to valsartan on cognitive function as assessed by the CogState…
- Trial name
- PERSPECTIVE (NCT02884206)
- Testing
- LCZ696, Valsartan
- Where
- 135 sites in United States, Argentina and 18 more
- Volunteers
- 592 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Physiological Changes in Deliberate Apnea
Evaluating the Influence of Apnea on Cardiac Function Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Former studies revealed a distinct pattern of changes in circulation during deliberate apnea. Blood pressure rises significantly often accompanied by bradycardia.
- Trial name
- NCT02280226
- Testing
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn
Coronary Arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis, Coronary
Coronary Atherosclerosis Evaluation by Arterial Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
The overall goal of this study is to use MRI to: Examine the relationship between known risk factors for cardiovascular disease and coronary artery wall thickness; Examine the relationship between coronary artery wall thickness…
- Conditions
- Coronary Arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis, Coronary, Atherosclerosis, Coronary, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00353795
- Testing
- MR Imaging of the Coronary Arteries
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Myocardial Ischemia
Stress CMR Perfusion Imaging in the United States (SPINS) Study
Numerous single-center studies have indicated gadolinium-enhanced stress CMR perfusion imaging has excellent diagnostic accuracy for coronary artery disease and negative clinical event rates, with its diagnostic accuracy…
- Trial name
- SPINS (NCT03192891)
- Testing
- Stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) perfusion imaging
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,349 people
- Sponsor
- Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Major Depressive Disorder
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Integration of Behavior and Cardiac Modulation
This study characterized the impact of respiratory-gated transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on the modulation of the stress response circuitry, vagal tone and depressed mood in patients with major depressive disorder…
- Trial name
- tVNS-MDD (NCT04467164)
- Testing
- exhalatory-gated transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (e-RAVANS), Inhalatory-gated transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (i-RAVANS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Distal Protection Device in ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
The investigators examined the mechanism underlying the lack of benefit from distal protection and thrombus aspiration (DP-TA) in 126 patients with ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in a prospective, randomized trial.
- Trial name
- NCT01384019
- Testing
- distal protection and thrombus aspiration (The GuardWire Plus (Medtronic Inc.)), c-PCI
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease, CAD
Artifact-Free High-Resolution Myocardial Perfusion MRI in Subjects With Abnormal Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Studies
This is a pilot study in a patient population with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) as defined by the presence of a prior abnormal nuclear (PET/SPECT) myocardial perfusion scan.
- Trial name
- NCT01949844
- Testing
- regadenoson, Optimark®, Myocardial perfusion MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Daniel S. Berman
The Focus of the Study is to Reduce the Risk of Stroke and Life-threatening Bleeding Events in Patients With Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation
WATCHMAN FLX™ CT Study
WATCHMAN FLX™ CT is a prospective, single-arm, single-center, post-market investigation to assess device tissue coverage in subjects with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) who receive the WATCHMAN FLX device to reduce the…
- Trial name
- NCT05324371
- Testing
- Watchman FLX Device
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Tachycardia
China (CN)_Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)_Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) [CN_MRI_ICD]
This clinical study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Ellipse VR/DR implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) and the Quadra Assura MP cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), with Durata or…
- Trial name
- CN_MRI_ICD (NCT03828357)
- Testing
- Study MRI scan
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Thalassemia, Non-transfusional-dependent Thalassemia (NTDT), Myeloplastic Dysplasia (MDS), Other Anemia
An Epidemiological Study to Assess Iron Overload Using MRI in Patients With Transfusional Siderosis (TIMES Study)
Iron, one of the most common elements in nature and the most abundant transition metal in the body, is readily capable of accepting and donating electrons.
- Trial name
- NCT01736540
- Testing
- MRI scan
- Where
- 13 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 243 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Atherosclerosis
Aliskiren Effect on Aortic Plaque Progression
This study is being done to assess the effectiveness of short term (~9 months) Aliskiren/Placebo therapy to slow down the progression of atherosclerotic disease in thoracic and abdominal aorta.
- Trial name
- ALPINE (NCT01417104)
- Testing
- Aliskiren
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Early Identification of Myocardial Impairment in PBC
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic inflammatory liver disease leading to cirrhosis. Researches reported patients with PBC may involve abnormalities on skeleton, thyroid and exocrine glands.
- Trial name
- EARLY-MYO-PBC (NCT03545672)
- Testing
- CMR examination
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension, Congenital Heart Disease
Heart Catheterization Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Fluoroscopy and Passive Guidewires
Background: A heart catheterization is a diagnostic heart procedure used to measure pressures and take pictures of the blood flow through the heart chambers.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Artery Hypertension, Congenital Heart Disease, Structural Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03152773
- Testing
- MRI Heart guidewire catheterization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Coronary Artery Disease, Asthma
Comparison of Dobutamine and Regadenoson Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (MR)
The goal of this research is to determine the utility of Regadenoson (Lexiscan)for use as an imaging agent with cardiac MR. If found useful, it will help us establish a protocol for regadenoson stress MR perfusion (Regadenoson…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Angina
- Trial name
- NCT00763035
- Testing
- Regadenoson, Dobutamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cardiac Arrhythmia
SJM MRI Diagnostic Imaging Registry (IDE)
This study is a prospective, non-randomized, multi-center study of subjects implanted with an SJM pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices who are clinically…
- Trial name
- NCT02807948
- Testing
- Pacemaker, ICD, or CRT device
- Where
- 58 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices