Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Evaluate Heart Vessel Function After Angioplasty or Stent Placement Procedures

Myocardial Infarction Clinical Trial

Official title:

Microvascular Obstruction by Contrast-enhanced MRI Following Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00692991
• Other study ID #: 566
• Secondary ID: K23HL004444-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 4, 2008
• Last updated: February 22, 2016
• Start date: October 1999
• Est. completion date: January 2016

Study information

• Verified date: February 2013
• Source: Johns Hopkins University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is caused by a narrowing of the blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. Balloon angioplasty and stent placement are two treatment options for people with reduced heart function caused by CAD. This study will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures to evaluate heart function over time in people with CAD who have undergone a balloon angioplasty or stent placement procedure.

Description:

CAD is the most common type of heart disease in the United States. It occurs when the arteries that supply blood to the heart become hardened and narrowed because of a build-up of cholesterol and plaque on the inner walls of the arteries. Over time, less blood is able to flow through the arteries, depriving the heart of the blood and oxygen it needs. If left untreated, CAD can lead to heart failure, heart attack, and arrhythmias. Someone with plaque build-up may undergo a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to unblock the narrowed arteries and increase blood flow. PCI encompasses a variety of procedures, including balloon angioplasty and stent placement. In balloon angioplasty, a small balloon is inserted into the heart artery and then inflated. This pushes the plaque against the artery walls and widens the artery. Stents are wire mesh tubes that are permanently implanted in the artery to keep it propped open. Although balloon angioplasty and stent placement procedures open up blockages in the large vessels of the heart, the tiny vessels of the heart may become blocked after these procedures, which may affect how the heart heals. This study will use MRI to examine heart function in people who have undergone PCI procedures. Study researchers will attempt to define how often blockages of the tiny vessels occur after PCI procedures, the factors that lead to the blockages, and how often blockages affect healing of the heart.

This study will enroll people who are undergoing a PCI procedure. Participants will undergo an MRI scan of the heart before and after the PCI procedure. During the 72 hours after the procedure, electrocardiogram (EKG) will be used to monitor heart electrical activity. At a study visit 10 days after the PCI procedure and at a follow-up visit 6 to 12 months later, participants will undergo an MRI, EKG, and blood collection. Study staff will call participants every 6 months for 5 years to collect medical information.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 144
• Est. completion date: January 2016
• Est. primary completion date: January 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 21 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography

• Undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

• Clinically unstable (i.e., demonstrates unstable cardiac rhythm or hemodynamics, supported on vasopressors or an intra-aortic balloon pump, and/or is actively ischemic) at the time of the MRI procedure

• Unable to undergo MRI procedure (e.g., has non-MRI compatible implanted metallic objects, including cardiac pacemakers or cerebral aneurysm clips that are not MRI compatible)

• Current glomerular filtration rate of less than 60mL/min/1.73m2

• Pregnant

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Angina, Unstable
• Cardiomyopathies
• Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
• Myocardial Infarction

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Johns Hopkins Medical Institution	Baltimore	Maryland

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Johns Hopkins University	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (19)

Azevedo CF, Amado LC, Kraitchman DL, Gerber BL, Edvardsen T, Osman NF, Rochitte CE, Wu KC, Lima JA. The effect of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation on left ventricular functional recovery early after acute myocardial infarction: a randomized experimental magnetic resonance imaging study. Eur Heart J. 2005 Jun;26(12):1235-41. Epub 2005 Feb 16. — View Citation

Fernandes VR, Wu KC, Rosen BD, Schmidt A, Lardo AC, Osman N, Halperin HR, Tomaselli G, Berger R, Bluemke DA, Marbán E, Lima JA. Enhanced infarct border zone function and altered mechanical activation predict inducibility of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Radiology. 2007 Dec;245(3):712-9. Epub 2007 Oct 2. — View Citation

Foo TK, Ho VB, Saranathan M, Cheng LQ, Sakuma H, Kraitchman DL, Wu KC, Bluemke DA. Feasibility of integrating high-spatial-resolution 3D breath-hold coronary MR angiography with myocardial perfusion and viability examinations. Radiology. 2005 Jun;235(3):1 — View Citation

Foo TK, Stanley DW, Castillo E, Rochitte CE, Wang Y, Lima JA, Bluemke DA, Wu KC. Myocardial viability: breath-hold 3D MR imaging of delayed hyperenhancement with variable sampling in time. Radiology. 2004 Mar;230(3):845-51. — View Citation

Gerber BL, Garot J, Bluemke DA, Wu KC, Lima JA. Accuracy of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in predicting improvement of regional myocardial function in patients after acute myocardial infarction. Circulation. 2002 Aug 27;106(9):1083-9. — View Citation

Heldman AW, Wu KC, Abraham TP, Cameron DE. Myectomy or alcohol septal ablation surgery and percutaneous intervention go another round. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Jan 23;49(3):358-60. Epub 2007 Jan 4. — View Citation

Kumbasar B, Wu KC, Kamel IR, Lima JA, Bluemke DA. Left ventricular true aneurysm: diagnosis of myocardial viability shown on MR imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002 Aug;179(2):472-4. — View Citation

Lardo AC, Cordeiro MA, Silva C, Amado LC, George RT, Saliaris AP, Schuleri KH, Fernandes VR, Zviman M, Nazarian S, Halperin HR, Wu KC, Hare JM, Lima JA. Contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography viability imaging after myocardial infarction: cha — View Citation

Luo AK, Wu KC. Imaging microvascular obstruction and its clinical significance following acute myocardial infarction. Heart Fail Rev. 2006 Dec;11(4):305-12. Review. — View Citation

Murthy VL, Wu KC. Advances in cardiac MRI: The Dallas Heart Study. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2007 Mar;9(1):43. — View Citation

Murthy VL, Wu KC. Advances in cardiac MRI: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2007 Mar;9(1):43-4. — View Citation

Rettmann DW, Saranathan M, Wu KC, Azevedo CF, Bluemke DA, Foo TK. High temporal resolution breathheld 3D FIESTA CINE imaging: validation of ventricular function in patients with chronic myocardial infarction. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2007 Jun;25(6):1141-6. — View Citation

Schmidt A, Azevedo CF, Cheng A, Gupta SN, Bluemke DA, Foo TK, Gerstenblith G, Weiss RG, Marbán E, Tomaselli GF, Lima JA, Wu KC. Infarct tissue heterogeneity by magnetic resonance imaging identifies enhanced cardiac arrhythmia susceptibility in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Circulation. 2007 Apr 17;115(15):2006-14. Epub 2007 Mar 26. — View Citation

Schmidt A, Wu KC. MRI assessment of myocardial viability. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2006 Feb;27(1):11-9. Review. — View Citation

Vogel-Claussen J, Rochitte CE, Wu KC, Kamel IR, Foo TK, Lima JA, Bluemke DA. Delayed enhancement MR imaging: utility in myocardial assessment. Radiographics. 2006 May-Jun;26(3):795-810. Review. — View Citation

Wu KC, Lima JA. Noninvasive imaging of myocardial viability: current techniques and future developments. Circ Res. 2003 Dec 12;93(12):1146-58. Review. — View Citation

Wu KC. Assessment of non-st-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes with cardiac MRI. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2006 Feb;8(1):42-3. — View Citation

Wu KC. Myocardial perfusion imaging by magnetic resonance imaging. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2003 Jan;5(1):63-8. Review. — View Citation

Wu KC. Utility of cardiac MRI in the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2006 Feb;8(1):41. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Prevalence of microvascular obstruction by MRI in participants who may or may not have had an acute heart attack; coronary angiographic correlates of MRI microvascular obstruction		Measured during participant's initial and follow-up MRIs	No
Secondary	Relation of presence and extent of microvascular obstruction to clinical outcomes over 5 years		Measured every 6 months for 5 years	No