Morphological Predictors of Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Known Cardiomyopathies

NCT00312624 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2011-06-10

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Summary

This is a pilot study to find a correlation between MRI and ICD therapy in patients with known cardiomyopathies, aiming to determine if cardiac scarring identified by MRI correlates with ventricular arrhythmias and the occurrence of ICD therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI

MRI of heart with delayed enhancement

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samir Saba, MD · University of Pittsburgh

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-30
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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