Active clinical trials for "Myocardial Ischemia"

Prospective, multi-center, post-market, non-randomized, nested-control, observational study of the CE marked CardioKinetix Parachute Implant System.

THis study is intended to provide contemporary data on the burden of disease in patients 1 to 3 years post-MI, including a description of patient characteristics, current treatment patterns, rate of major CV events, and healthcare resource utilization in a 'real world' patient population at high atherothrombotic risk.

Myocardial infarction (MI) frequently recurs after non-ST elevation MI (NSTEMI) that may be related to insufficient vulnerable plaque identification using invasive coronary angiography. Furthermore, the natural behaviour of vulnerable plaques in NSTEMI over time and their relation with biomarkers need further exploration. More accurate identification and assessing long-term behaviour of vulnerable plaques may improve therapeutic strategies and clinical outcome. The investigators hypothesize that fully integrated 18Fluoride Sodium-Fluoride (18F-NaF) Positron Emission Tomography/Cardiac Magnetic Resonance imaging (PET/CMR) increases the ability to detect vulnerable plaques as compared to coronary angiography. This prospective study in 33 consecutive patients with NSTEMI aims to: Compare coronary vulnerable plaque detection between 18F-NaF PET/CMR and invasive coronary angiography, Investigate the correlation of coronary vulnerable plaques using 18F-NaF PET with myocardial infarction using CMR, both at baseline and during follow-up, Examine systemic arterial 18F-NaF-uptake using PET/CMR and their relation with systemic events (cerebrovascular accidents, transient ischemic attacks, or peripheral arterial disease), and Examine the relation between vulnerable plaques and plasma biomarkers.

The pathophysiological features of myocardial diabetic subject combined with cardiac autonomic neuropathy were behind the quietness of myocardial ischemia, known as silent myocardial ischemia (IMS). These patients have the risk to remain asymptomatic until the sudden onset of a myocardial infarction, or even sudden death. That is why the investigators want to evaluate the contribution of non-invasive tools to stand in the diagnosis of IMS patients with diabetes type 2, asymptomatic heart on map: Technical myocardial speckle tracking in studying strains overall average left ventricular (longitudinal, circumferential and radial) measured in 2D and 3D at rest, compared to stress echocardiography with dobutamine (ESD)

This is a multi-center prospective registry of patients with an ejection fraction (EF) ≤ 35% following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in order to test the hypothesis that wearable defibrillators (WD) will decrease overall mortality after discharge by decreasing arrhythmic death in this select population with high risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD). This is a pilot project to determine the feasibility of a larger-scale study.

The relation between obesity and ischemic heart disease (IHD) is under considerable debate. The reduction in all-cause mortality and, more specifically, the reduction in cardiac-related mortality seen after weight-loss surgery, may be due to regression or slowing developement of subclinical IHD. Function of cells lining the arteries (endothelium) is closely related to the state of IHD and its measurement can serve as a surrogate marker for the existence and severity of IHD. The investigators hypothesize that the prevalence of undiagnosed IHD in the morbidly obese population is high and that following surgery for weight reduction there is a halt in the progression, or even a regression in its severity. The study includes measurement of endothelial function before and after weight-reducing surgery.

The purpose of ST Detect study is to evaluate whether naturally occurring spontaneous coronary events and exercise induced cardiac ischemia, give rise to detectable changes on intracardiac electrogram (EGM) signals in patients that are indicated for an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) who have coronary artery disease.

This study will evaluate volunteers 18 years of age and older to see if they qualify for one of NHLBI s research studies. Tests include the following: General medical evaluation, which may include blood tests, chest x-ray, electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram (heart ultrasound). Other tests as appropriate, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cardiac computed tomography (CT scan of the heart), nuclear stress test and echocardiography stress test. X-ray contrast studies of the heart and blood vessels. (These may be excluded in patients with kidney risk factors.)

This is a multicenter, prospective trial to measure the test performance characteristics of the Magnetocardiography (MCG) CardioFlux cardiac diagnostic system in detecting clinically significant coronary artery obstruction in patients with symptoms of suspected acute coronary syndrome or who present with a failed stress test with the intention of treat with cardiac catheterization.

Rubidium myocardial perfusion PET is an imaging test used to diagnose patients with abnormal blood flow to the heart secondary to narrowing of the heart vessels. Phase analysis is a computer method that is applied after the PET test is done. It is used to determine when a region of the heart contracts relative to other heart regions in the heart beating cycle. Initial data suggest that regions of the heart with abnormal blood flow change the pattern of contraction from rest to stress conditions. That is, regions of the heart with abnormal blood supply become dyssynchronous when compared to the normal regions of the heart. This study will investigate whether phase analysis may aid the visual interpretation of rubidium myocardial perfusion PET studies by determining the areas of the heart that are not beating in synchrony with the normal heart regions. This information will be used as a proxy for poor blood supply. The gold standard will be coronary angiography by which the percent narrowing of the heart vessels is assessed.