Clinical trials: Myocardial Function
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Strain-Encoded Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Acute Myocardial Infarction
The aim of the study was therefore to evaluate whether myocardial deformation imaging performed by SENC allows for quantification of regional left ventricular function and is related to transmurality states of infarcted tissue in…
- Trial name
- 137-2005 (NCT00752713)
- Testing
- cardiac MRI
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Porphyrias, Hepatic
Acute Intermittent Porphyria Related Abnormalities in Cardiovascular System
This study aims to assess the changes in the cardiovascular system in patients with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP).
- Trial name
- AIPRACUS (NCT05882136)
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
Metabolic Syndrome, Coronary Artery Disease
Brain, Cardiac Hemodynamics and Cognition During Exercise in Subjects With Various Cardiovascular Profiles
People with cardiovascular risk (CV) factors (obesity, diabetes, etc...) or established heart disease (such as coronary heart disease or chronic heart failure) often have cognitive dysfunction as compared to people without CV…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- COGNEX (NCT03018561)
- Testing
- Exercise and Cognitive testing
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montreal Heart Institute
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
To Evaluate if Wide Blood Sugar Fluctuations Lead to Injury of Heart Function and Heart Nerves
This proposal will test if, in patients with type 1 diabetes, wide blood glucose fluctuations lead to the injury to heart nerves , called cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN), and to impaired heart contractile (pumping) function…
- Trial name
- NCT01170832
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Effect of Home Rehabilitation on State of Patients With PAH, HFREF and IHD
The aim of the study is to evaluate the influence of physical training and respiratory rehabilitation performed by patients at home on quality of life, symptoms, physical endurance, force of respiratory and skeletal muscles and…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03780803
- Testing
- home cardiac rehabilitation and respiratory rehabilitation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy Study
The WHISH trial applies state-of-the science behavioral principles and currently available technologies to deliver a physical activity intervention without face-to-face contact to ~25,000 older U.S. women expected to consent.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cardiovascular Mortality, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- WHISH (NCT02425345)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 49,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Chronic Heart Failure, Coronary Disease
Role of Endothelial Function, Muscular Fitness and Metabolism in Functional Activity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)
Shortness of breath, fatigue, and exercise intolerance are clinical symptoms of chronic heart failure (CHF). Recent studies suggested that peripheral impairment was the major cause of clinical symptoms, and mechanism may be…
- Conditions
- Chronic Heart Failure, Coronary Disease, Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- NCT01139086
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction, Apical Ballooning Syndrome
The Relationship Between the Response to Mental Stress and Vascular Endothelial Function
The aim of this study is to measure how different people respond to mental stress. The investigators will measure if there are differences in cardiovascular responses to mental stress among different groups of subjects.
- Conditions
- Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction, Apical Ballooning Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT00975559
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Syndrome X
APEX Study: Effects of Allopurinol on Coronary and Peripheral Endothelial Function in Patients With Cardiac Syndrome X
Morbidity of patients with cardiac syndrome X (typical anginal-like chest pain and normal coronary arteriograms) is high with continuing episodes of chest pain and frequent hospital readmissions.
- Trial name
- APEX (NCT00512057)
- Testing
- allopurinol
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dundee
Healthy
Analysis of Heart Muscle Function Following Exercise in Patients With Heart Disease
This study is designed to examine the blood flow, the nutrition, and the beating function of the heart under different conditions. Patients with narrowed coronary arteries my have restricted blood flow to the heart.
- Trial name
- NCT00001528
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Vascular Function, Atherothrombosis
Comparison of Vascular Function in Emergency Service Professionals
Emergency Service Professionals have an increased risk of death from heart attacks when compared to the general public. All the emergency professions share similar responsibilities such as emergency call-outs and shift work.
- Trial name
- FIRECOP (NCT01813032)
- Testing
- Forearm Vascular Study, Badimon Chamber
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Coronary Artery Disease, Hypercholesterolemia
The Role of Atorvastatin on Monocyte Function in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Hypercholesterolemia
The aim of this study is to determine, whether an intensified atorvastatin therapy can improve monocyte function in patients with coronary artery disease and hypercholesterolemia.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Hypercholesterolemia, Monocyte Function
- Trial name
- NCT00329069
- Testing
- atorvastatin (drug)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
Coronary Artery Ectasia
Endothelial Function in Patients With Ectatic Compared to Normal Coronary Arteries
The aim of this study is to show the frequency of endothelial dysfunction in patients suffering from ectatic coronary arteries as compared to those who have normal coronary arteries.
- Trial name
- NCT00548457
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Vascular Function, Atherothrombosis
Effect of Real-fire Training on Vascular Function
Fire-fighters are at increased risk of death from heart attacks when compared to other emergency service professionals whose jobs involve similar components such as emergency call-outs and shift work.
- Trial name
- FIREPROOF (NCT01812317)
- Testing
- Forearm Vascular Study, Badimon Chamber Study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Coronary Artery Disease
Effect of Exercise Training on the Function of HDL-Cholesterol, Endothelial Function and Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease (HERCET-Study)
Patients with coronary artery disease are characterized by an increased cardiovascular risk and they often have low blood high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels or HDL-cholesterol with modified vasculoprotective…
- Trial name
- HERCET (NCT00457379)
- Testing
- physical exercise
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
Coronary Artery Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
Effects of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD-Microbiome) - A Pilot Study
This pilot study investigates whether fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can modify the gut microbiome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and stable coronary artery disease (CAD).
- Trial name
- CAD-Microbiome (NCT07421947)
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Cardiotoxicity, Childhood Cancer
Prediction of Delayed Toxic Cardiomyopathy in Children
Longitudinal analysis of myocardial function using "Speckle Tracking Echocardiography" STE analysis and prediction of delayed toxic induced cardiomyopathy in young patients who received anthracycline therapy in childhood.
- Trial name
- SpeckleAnthra2 (NCT05781672)
- Testing
- cardiac ultrasound with speckle tracking analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Myocardial Iron Overload, HFE-Associated Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Estimation of Myocardial Iron Overload by 3 Tesla MRI in HFE Hereditary Haemochromatosis
Hereditary haemochromatosis (HHC) is a frequent disease in Brittany (5 to 7‰), responsible first for biological disorder in blood iron parameters and minor clinical disorders, before evolving to potential life-threatening…
- Trial name
- HEMOCOEUR (NCT02099214)
- Testing
- 3Tesla cardiac MRI, Electrocardiogram (EKG), Iron and cardiac markers
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Sudden Cardiac Death, Implantable Defibrillator User
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - Improving Risk Stratification
Worldwide three million people a year die from sudden cardiac death (SCD). In most cases there is no warning and the heart is stopped by a sudden arrhythmia.
- Conditions
- Sudden Cardiac Death, Implantable Defibrillator User, Myocardial Infarction, Arrhythmias, Cardiac
- Trial name
- ICD-IRS (NCT01944514)
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals, Leicester
Healthy Participants, Reference Values
Cardiac Normal Values Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
This study carried out a study enrolled healthy volunteers to comprehensively provide age and sex specific reference values of the normal cardiac structure and function of Chinese adults, using the steady-state free precession…
- Trial name
- NCT05346094
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 938 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital