Actively Recruiting
MRI Assessment of Pulmonary Edema in Acute Heart Failure
Led by University of Alberta · Updated on 2026-05-08
300
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
469 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Alberta
Lead Sponsor
C
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
Official Title
MRI Assessment of Pulmonary Edema in Acute Heart Failure
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 18 years of age or older and willing/able to provide informed consent
- Patients being treated for acute heart failure, including those with reduced or preserved ejection fraction
- Patients receiving medical therapy for pulmonary edema with oral or IV diuretics
- Patients identified within 48 hours of starting or increasing diuretic therapy during emergency or hospital care
You will not qualify if you...
- Contraindication to MRI
- Patient too critically ill or unstable for transport to MRI scanner within required scanning window
- Moderate to severe dementia
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Active, Not Recruiting
2
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
I
Ian Paterson, MD
CONTACT
P
Poppy MacPhee, RN, BScN
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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