Clinical trials: Speckle Tracking
Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Myocardial Ischemia
Reduction of Ischemic Myocardium With Ranolazine-Treatment in Patients With Acute Myocardial Ischemia
The aim of the RIMINI-Trial is to examine the effect of Ranolazine on ischemic myocardium in acute myocardial ischemia. A pilot-trial by Venkatamaran et al.
- Trial name
- RIMINI-Pilot (NCT01797484)
- Testing
- Ranolazine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Ischemia
Accuracy of an Echo-Stress Protocol Using Regadenoson With Speckle Tracking
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare regadenoson nuclear stress testing with echocardiography strain measurements (an ultrasound imaging method that measures hearts function) in detecting coronary artery disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02130453
- Testing
- Regadenoson
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Heart Failure, Diastolic
Radiofrequency-based Speckle Tracking Echocardiography to Evaluate Diastolic Function
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a novel ultrasound system's ability to assess the relaxing properties of the heart compared to current techniques.
- Trial name
- RF-SPEED (NCT01182805)
- Testing
- Echocardiography system Ultra DCI Model 5000, Echocardiography machine GE Vivid E9, Diastolic function assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Chagas Disease
Assessment of Speckle Tracking Strain Predictive Value for Myocardial Fibrosis in Chagas Disease
One of the most challenging issues of chronic Chagas disease is to provide earlier detection of heart involvement. Two-dimensional speckle tracking (2-D ST) echocardiography, a new imaging modality with useful applications in…
- Trial name
- NCT02327052
- Testing
- No intervention was performed.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sao Rafael
Breast Cancer
Acute Exercise Cardioprotection From Doxorubicin
In rodents, a single bout of exercise prior to injection of a chemotherapy agent used to treat breast cancer prevents or attenuates a number of markers of cardiac injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02006979
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia