MRI scans could reveal hidden heart attack risks

NCT ID NCT01076660

Summary

This study aims to improve how doctors identify which heart patients are at highest risk for sudden cardiac death. Researchers will use detailed MRI scans to look at the heart's structure in 400 patients with weakened heart function who are being considered for defibrillator implants. The goal is to find better ways to predict who truly needs these life-saving devices, potentially avoiding unnecessary implants for lower-risk patients.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Christiana Care Health Services

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Newark, Delaware, 19718, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

    RECRUITING

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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