MRI Assessment of Patient Suitability for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)



Status:Recruiting
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:10/27/2018
Start Date:November 2014
End Date:November 2020
Contact:Laura Mendelson
Email:Gabrielle.Maranga@nyumc.org

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria
The goals of this project are to: 1) explore the potential use of magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) data for improved prediction of response to cardiac resynchronization (CRT), and 2) use
the MRI-derived data together with a computer model of the cardiovascular system to study the
relative roles of different factors in the mechanical effects of dyssynchrony in failure, and
in the response (or lack thereof) to CRT.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Male and female patients ages 18 and over scheduled by conventional criteria
(symptomatic impairment of cardiac function with broadened QRS) for clinical CRT
procedures at NYULMC.

- Normal kidney function as determined by GFR levels.

Inclusion Criteria for Controls

- Normal kidney function as determined by GFR levels

- No significant cardiovascular disease or risk factors.

Exclusion Criteria:

- electrical implants such as cardiac pacemakers or perfusion pumps

- ferromagnetic implants such as aneurysm clips, surgical clips, prostheses, artificial
hearts, valves with steel parts, metal fragments, shrapnel, tattoos near the eye, or
steel implants

- ferromagnetic objects such as jewelry or metal clips in clothing (which will be
removed)

- pre-existing medical conditions including a likelihood of developing seizures or
claustrophobic reactions, and any greater than normal potential for cardiac arrest.
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Principal Investigator: Leon Axel, MD
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