Heart MRI study aims to spot who is at risk from myocarditis

NCT ID NCT07325968

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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.

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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

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Participants

About 5,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2008

Expected to finish

Dec 2032

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Lead sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

This study examined patients with myocarditis or inflammatory cardiomyopathy who underwent cardiac MRI scanning.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

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Not accepted

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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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