Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor ß (PDGFRß) Imaging in Cardiac Fibrosis

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age40-70
SponsorUppsala University

About this trial

An observational, cross-sectional, longitudinal, microdosing Position Emission Tomography (PET) imaging study to investigate platelet derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRß) expression in the heart of patients with high or low risk of heart failure after a ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) after a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a stent procedure, as well as in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and healthy individuals.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Willing and able to give written informed consent for participation in the trial and able to comply with all trial procedures and requirements.

Male or female participant aged 40 to 70 years, inclusive, at the screening visit.

Women of childbearing potential must practice abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception.

NT-proBNP >500 pg/mL within 48 hrs after PCI

Disqualifiers

Any contraindication for MRI according to a standard checklist

Having worked as a metal worker or welder.

Contraindication for gadolinium-based contrast agents such as risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) or allergy to gadolinium.

Kidney dysfunction measured as estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)<30 mL/min/1.73m2

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • PET/MRI or separate PET/CT and MRI

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators