Morphological Predictors of Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Known Cardiomyopathies
| Status: | Archived |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Cardiology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 7/1/2011 |
This is a pilot study to find a correlation between MRI and ICD therapy in patients with
known cardiomyopathies, aiming to determine if cardiac scarring identified by MRI correlates
with ventricular arrhythmias and the occurrence of ICD therapy.
This is an observational study over a 3 year period of 50 patients with known cardiomyopathy
and LVEF of 35% or less who will have ICD implantation as part of their standard of care.
All subjects will undergo a contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI using gadolinium to determine the
morphological characteristics of their left ventricle prior to ICD implant. Subjects will
not be offered sedation to minimize risk, thus those suffering from claustrophobia will be
excluded or dropped from participation. MRI will be evaluated, and subjects will be followed
during standard of care device interrogations for 12 months after implant.
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