Exercise MRI could spot hidden heart failure in breathless patients
NCT ID NCT07401771
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study aims to see if a special MRI done during exercise can help doctors better diagnose and predict outcomes in people with a type of heart failure called HFpEF. Researchers will enroll 400 adults, including those with HFpEF, those with shortness of breath from other causes, and healthy volunteers. The goal is to improve how this condition is identified and managed without invasive tests.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Participants will be identified from Mayo Clinic Cardiac Cath lab appointment lists.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Informed consent obtained 2. Three groups will be enrolled: 1. HFpEF (cardiologist-adjudicated diagnosis as verified by PI, EF≥50%) 2. Non-cardiac dyspnea (patients have dyspnea but were found on invasive exercise testing not to have HFpEF). 3. Healthy volunteers with no history of dyspnea or effort intolerance. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindication for low-field CMR, as indicated in MRI safety screening checklist (Research Document #1) 2. Patient inability or unwillingness to undergo Ex-CMR 3. Cardiac implants, mechanical or biological valve, causing artifacts that compromise the quality of data 4. Hospitalization for heart failure in the preceding 30 days. 5. Large R-R interval variation, caused by frequent premature ventricular contractions or non-sinus rhythms such as persistent atrial fibrillation, which, in the opinion of the investigators, compromises the quality of data acquisition, image analysis and disrupts the consistency of the cohorts 6. Myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris 7. Planned coronary, carotid, or peripheral artery revascularization 8. Other causes of dyspnea as indicated in patients' medical history based upon the opinion of the PI, such as restrictive cardiomyopathy or infiltrative conditions (e.g., amyloidosis), hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, primary pulmonary arterial hypertension, more than moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, right heart failure due to pulmonary disease, complex congenital heart disease, severe anemia, or more than moderate mitral or aortic heart valve disease).
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Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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