Heart MRI study aims to spot who is at risk from myocarditis
NCT ID NCT07325968
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
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 failure or dangerous heart rhythms. Researchers hope this will lead to more personalized care and risk monitoring.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways to predict which patients with heart inflammation are at higher risk for serious complications, helping doctors tailor follow-up and treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly change patient care, and the results might not apply to all types of heart inflammation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2008
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study examined patients with myocarditis or inflammatory cardiomyopathy who underwent cardiac MRI scanning.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with clinically suspected acute myocarditis: clinical presentations of myocarditis, including acute chest pain, chest tightness, new-onset or worsening dyspnea, unexplained arrhythmia symptoms, and/or syncope or unexplained cardiogenic shock; diagnostic factors, including abnormal 12-lead electrocardiogram, elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I level, and functional and structural abnormalities at US imaging. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients were excluded if they had any evidence of coronary artery disease (coronary stenosis \> 50% proven by angiography) and/ or other pre-existing cardiac disease or systemic disease with interpretable symptoms, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, ventricular noncompaction, valve disease, and pulmonary embolism.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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