Status:
UNKNOWN
Quantitative Assessment of RV Strain Using cMRI Following Catheter Intervention on PE
Lead Sponsor:
University of Arizona
Conditions:
Right Ventricular Failure
Pulmonary Embolism
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a condition in which the vessels carrying blood to the lungs become suddenly blocked, usually by a blood clot. There are a number of adverse consequences that result, ...
Detailed Description
Pulmonary embolism occurs when embolic material (usually clot in the venous system) travels to the heart and lodges in the pulmonary vasculature. This obstruction, if significant, can lead to pulmonar...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants will be patients who present to the emergency department or are inpatients in the hospital, who are found to have a diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (confirmed by computed tomography pulmonary angiography), and who have been referred to Interventional Radiology for evaluation for CDT. Patients appropriate for recruitment into this study will have large PEs involving lobar branches or more central segments of the pulmonary arteries.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria will be limited to prisoners, pregnant women, patients for whom English or Spanish is not a first language, severe claustrophobia, and other routine contraindications for MRI. Patients with massive PE (resulting in hemodynamic instability) will not be appropriate participants for this study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03341208
Start Date
December 1 2017
End Date
December 1 2019
Last Update
November 14 2017
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