Coronary Atherosclerosis T1-Weighted Characterization (CATCH)
ConditionCoronary Atherosclerosis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCedars-Sinai Medical Center
About this trial
This study proposes to develop an MRI technique named Coronary Atherosclerosis T1-weighed Characterization (CATCH) that will improve the quality and reliability of coronary atherosclerosis evaluation, as well as simplify the scanning process and significantly shorten imaging time compared with conventional imaging methods.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Healthy Volunteers: male or female ≥ 18 years of age with a BMI<30, with no history of cardiovascular disease
Patients: Medically stable, male or female ≥ 18 years of age who is have not suspected of having or has been diagnosed with coronary artery disease and undergone stenting or bypass surgery
Contraindications to MR imaging including mechanically, magnetically, or electrically activated implants, ferromagnetic implants and ferromagnetic foreign bodies, pregnancy.
Inability to tolerate MR imaging secondary to an inability to hold breath for a short time or have claustrophobia.
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Cardiac MRI
- Contrast
- Beta blocker
Treatment groups
150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov