Inflammation of heart layer

This trial tests a new model where patients with infections receive intravenous antibiotics at home instead of staying in the hospital. Nurses from a municipal response team visit the patient, while hospital doctors oversee the treatment remotely using telemedicine and welfare te…

This study compares two approaches for replacing an infected aortic valve: using a cryopreserved aortic homograft (a preserved human donor valve) versus conventional mechanical or tissue prosthetic valves. The goal is to see which method leads to fewer complications, such as deat…

This trial investigates whether a shorter course of antibiotics, tailored to each patient's response, can treat left-sided endocarditis as safely as the standard 4-6 week regimen. Adults with endocarditis caused by specific bacteria (Streptococci, Enterococcus faecalis, or Staphy…

This trial investigates whether a shorter course of antibiotics, tailored to each patient's response, can safely treat bacterial endocarditis. Standard treatment lasts 4-6 weeks, but this study tests a personalized approach based on factors like fever and blood tests. The goal is…

This study tests whether a bedside device called Quantra can help doctors decide when to give blood transfusions during complex heart surgery. The device measures how well a patient's blood clots in real time. Researchers hope this will reduce the number of blood products (like r…

This study tests whether a combination of anti-inflammatory and heart-protecting drugs can reduce symptoms and heart damage in people with Long COVID who have ongoing heart inflammation. About 279 adults with heart inflammation seen on MRI will receive either the drug combo or a …

Researchers are testing whether artificial intelligence can combine ultrasound images with routine health data to track changes in a person's physiology over time. The study enrolls adults with heart, lung, kidney, or blood vessel conditions, as well as healthy volunteers. The go…

This study looks at whether adding just 3 minutes to a cardiac MRI can help doctors find heart inflammation (myocarditis) early in cancer patients on immunotherapy. Myocarditis is a rare but often deadly side effect of these drugs. The researchers will scan 200 patients who alrea…

This study tests a new blood test that looks for bacterial DNA to quickly identify the germ causing infective endocarditis, a serious heart valve infection. Current methods take up to 5 days, delaying the right antibiotics. The study will enroll 200 adults with suspected endocard…

Infective endocarditis is an infection of the heart's inner lining or valves. About half of patients need surgery during their hospital stay, while others receive antibiotics alone. Researchers are following 1,046 adults with confirmed endocarditis for up to 24 months to compare …

This study examines genetic test results from over 600 people who had acute myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation) confirmed by MRI. Researchers want to find out how common certain gene variants are in this group and whether they are linked to worse outcomes like heart failure o…

This observational study looks back at 22,000 adults in Sweden diagnosed with infective endocarditis, a serious heart valve infection, since 1997. By linking national health records, researchers aim to understand which patients benefit most from valve surgery and what factors aff…

This study follows 319 people under 21 who developed heart inflammation (myocarditis or pericarditis) within 21 days of receiving the Comirnaty (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine. Researchers will monitor their heart function with imaging tests for up to 5 years to see if there are lastin…

This study looks at 57 people who received a COVID-19 vaccine to understand why some develop heart injury or myocarditis. Researchers use advanced heart scans (PET/MRI) and blood tests to find early warning signs. The goal is to better identify those at risk and improve follow-up…

This study follows 50 athletes who had acute myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation) to see how often they develop dangerous heart rhythms. Participants wear a portable ECG monitor and do a treadmill stress test at 3 months and 1 year after their illness. The goal is to learn mor…

This study will use advanced cardiac MRI scans to look at different patterns of heart inflammation in 5,000 people with myocarditis or inflammatory cardiomyopathy. The goal is to see if certain MRI findings can better predict who will have serious heart problems later, like heart…

This study looks at people with rare adrenal tumors (pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas) that do not produce excess hormones. Researchers want to see if these 'silent' tumors still cause heart problems, blood pressure changes, or metabolic issues like diabetes and high choleste…

This study was designed to look at how the immune system might contribute to heart valve damage in people with infective endocarditis, a serious bacterial infection of the heart. Researchers planned to analyze blood and heart valve tissue from patients to see if immune cells mist…

This study looks at how infective endocarditis, a serious heart infection, has changed in Taiwan between 2006 and 2022. Researchers will analyze data from over 2,200 patients to spot trends in who gets the disease and how it progresses. The goal is to use this information to impr…