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
Active Locations (1)
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Brigham and Womens Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115