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MRI Assessment of Pulmonary Edema in Acute Heart Failure

NCT03999138 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-05-08

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Summary

Researchers are testing a more accurate way to measure how much fluid is in the lungs (also called pulmonary edema, or "increased lung water") in people with Heart Failure (HF) using MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). There is little known about the exact level of lung water in patients with AHF or how these levels change from the time of hospital admission to discharge. The purpose of this research study is to measure the lung water in patients hospitalized for HF, to determine the change in lung water over the course of hospitalization and treatment, and to find out if lung water levels can predict if patients are higher or lower risk for returning to the hospital or dying from heart failure.

Conditions

  • Acute Heart Failure
  • Pulmonary Edema With Heart Failure

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

MRI

MRI studies (non-contrast) will consist of a free-breathing localizer (\~10 seconds) followed by a free-breathing yarnball water density scan, for a total MRI time of \< 3 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Alberta

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-02
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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