Heart MRI could unlock secrets of rare cardiomyopathy
NCT ID NCT07351838
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at a recently identified heart condition called non-dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy (NDLVC), where the heart muscle is abnormal but not enlarged. Researchers will review medical records and heart MRI scans from 1,000 patients to find which scan features best predict serious events like death or need for a heart transplant. The goal is to create a better way to identify high-risk patients and guide their care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2010
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
Non-dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy (NDLVC), formally recognized in the 2023 ESC guidelines as a distinct entity,1 encapsulates patients with non-ischemic fibrosis or fatty replacement or isolated systolic dysfunction without ventricular dilatation.
- Ages
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16 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: * age ≥ 16 years; * indexed left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDVi) \<96 mL/m2 in females and \<105 mL/m2 in males at baseline cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR); * either left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50% and/or non-ischemic left ventricular (LV) scar/fatty replacement at baseline cardiac magnetic resonance. Exclusion Criteria: * lacked enhanced CMR images due to contraindications for receiving gadolinium contrast, such as severe renal disease; * ischemic heart disease, defined as stenosis of \>50% in a major epicardial coronary artery underwent coronary computed tomography angiography or coronary angiography, ischemic late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) pattern on CMR indicating prior infarction, or prior coronary revascularization; * abnormal loading conditions, defined as moderate to severe valvular heart diseases, congenital heart diseases, uncontrolled hypertension; * systemic rheumatologic diseases or sarcoidosis; * diagnostic criteria for other cardiomyopathies according to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) definitions.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Fuwai Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100037, China
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