Could a simple liver scan replace risky heart catheters?

NCT ID NCT07222813

Not yet recruiting Diagnosis Sponsor: Echosens Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether a quick, painless liver scan (FibroScan) can accurately detect high central venous pressure in people with heart failure. Currently, doctors use a catheter inserted into the heart to measure this pressure, which carries risks. The study will enroll 149 adults with suspected or diagnosed heart failure who are already scheduled for catheterization. Researchers will compare the liver scan results to the catheter measurements to see if the scan can reliably identify elevated pressure.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: FibroScan (non-invasive liver stiffness measurement device)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a safe, quick, and needle-free way to check for fluid buildup in heart failure patients, avoiding the risks of invasive catheterization.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. The liver stiffness cutoff may not be accurate enough in all patients, and results may not apply to those with liver disease.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HEART FAILURE HEART FAILURE - NYHA II - IV

Contacts and locations

Locations

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Rennes - Hopital de Pontchaillou

Rennes, Ile Et Vilaine, 35000, France
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC) - Klinik fuer Herz-, Thorax- und Gefaesschirurgie

Berlin, 13353, Germany
Keck Medicine of USC-Norris Healthcare Center - Transplant Clinic

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
University of Minnesota

Minneota, Minnesota, 55455, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Clinical Heart and Vascular Center - West Campus Building 3 Location

Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastow Slaskich we Wroclawiu, Instytut Chorob Serca

Wroclaw, Basse-Silésie, Poland

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