Coronary Atherosclerosis Evaluation by Arterial Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Coronary Arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis, Coronary, Atherosclerosis, Coronary, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Atherosclerosis

In brief

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 and other markers of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, such as carotid wall thickness and coronary calcium scores; and, * Examine the feasibility of measuring the progression of coronary artery wall thickness over time in a subset of participants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00353795

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

179

Starts

2005-07-01

Expected to finish

2008-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-06-22

Who can join

Age: 45 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Prior enrollment in the MESA Study at the Hopkins MESA Field Center or the Northwestern University MESA Field Center
• Male or Female adult equal to or older than 45 years of age
• Willing/able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Any known contraindications to MRI (i.e. severe claustrophobia, pacemaker, etc.)
• Metal in the eyes

Where it is running

• Northwestern University MESA Field Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Johns Hopkins MESA Field Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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