Status:

COMPLETED

Imaging of Plaque With Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Peter Ganz MD

Conditions:

Arterial Occlusive Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to develop and refine the use of an intravascular wire to image plaque in the aorta, iliac and femoral artery using MRI. This project aims to use this increased resolution to identify ...

Detailed Description

For those patients undergoing cardiac catheterization, an 8French sheath will be introduced via a femoral artery approach. This size sheath allows us to visualize the distal aorta while performing the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female adults (aged 25-80) seen at the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) clinic who have known arterial disease who consent to cannulation of the femoral artery for this research.
  • Patients in the prespecified age group who are scheduled to undergo a clinically indicated heart or peripheral catheterization at the BWH catheterization (cath) lab who will have a tube (sheath) already positioned in their femoral artery
  • Patient must be in stable condition with regard to symptoms, vital signs and the monitored electrocardiogram

Exclusion

  • Unstable symptoms, vital signs or electrocardiogram after the heart cath
  • Any complications during the heart cath (eg., bleeding, angina, arrhythmias, technical difficulties cannulating the femoral artery)
  • Creatinine \>2.0mg/dl
  • Pregnancy
  • Contraindications to anticoagulation
  • Patients with a metal implant, pacemaker, cardiac defibrillator, metal fragments in the eye, bullets/metal objects in the body

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00115856

Start Date

January 1 2001

End Date

June 1 2005

Last Update

August 3 2015

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Brigham and Womens Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115