Determination of the Prevalence and Prognostic Importance of Unrecognized Non-Q-wave Myocardial Infarction by MRI

Completed

Conditions studied: Coronary Arteriosclerosis, Myocardial Infarction

In brief

The first aim of this study is to determine how often unrecognized myocardial infarction occur in patients using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique (known as delayed enhancement MRI), as compared to the electrocardiogram. The second aim of this study is to determine the severity of coronary heart disease of the patients with unrecognized myocardial infarction. The final aim is to determine how the presence of unrecognized myocardial infarction detected by the MRI affects lifespan.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00493168

Run by

Duke University

People needed

185

Starts

1998-01-01

Expected to finish

2006-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with suspected coronary artery disease referred for invasive coronary angiography

You may not qualify if…

• Clinical history of myocardial infarction
• Percutaneous coronary intervention
• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Known uncured malignancy
• History of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, or infiltrative heart disease
• Contraindication of magnetic resonance imaging

Where it is running

• Northwestern University Medical School — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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