Heart MRI may unlock secrets of thick heart muscle diseases
NCT ID NCT07382128
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study uses advanced heart MRI scans to look at blood flow patterns in people with different types of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (thick heart muscle), including rare forms like Anderson-Fabry disease and cardiac amyloidosis. Researchers will also study first-degree relatives and genetic carriers. The goal is to find unique blood flow 'fingerprints' for each condition, which could help doctors tell them apart more easily and predict risks like scarring or irregular heartbeats.
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 study could help doctors better distinguish between different types of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using a non-invasive MRI scan, leading to more accurate diagnoses and personalized care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it will not directly benefit participants. The findings may not lead to immediate changes in clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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
Adult patients will participate in the study, including those with a confirmed diagnosis of hypertrophic-phenotype cardiomyopathies (sarcomeric and non-sarcomeric HCM, Anderson-Fabry disease, amyloidosis), first-degree relatives of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of hypertrophic-phenotype cardiomyopathy, and carriers of genetic mutations associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * A confirmed diagnosis of cardiomyopathy with a hypertrophic phenotype, according to current ESC guidelines; or a first-degree relative of a patient with a confirmed diagnosis of cardiomyopathy with a hypertrophic phenotype; or a carrier of a genetic mutation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (carriers). * Patient with an indication to undergo cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) according to current ESC guidelines. * Age ≥ 18 years * Written informed consent obtained Exclusion Criteria: \- History of previous myocardial infarction or myocardial revascularization (coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary angioplasty) and/or evidence of coronary stenosis ≥ 50% on coronary CT scan or invasive coronary angiography.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, BO, 40124, Italy
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