Calculating Wall Shear Stress in Infant Pulmonary Veins
United States20 participantsStarted 2024-09-30
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to better understand pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS), which is the narrowing of blood vessels that connect the lungs to the heart. PVS is a life-threatening disease without a clear cause. The investigators think patients who develop PVS have an increased Wall Shear Stress (WSS) level in the pulmonary veins, which is the force placed on the walls of the veins. This study will determine if WSS can be calculated in the pulmonary veins of infants using Ferumoxytol enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FcMRI). If possible, the investigators aim to use FcMRI to better screen patients at risk of PVS and to help guide therapy in patients with PVS.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Males or Females less than 18 years of age.
✓. Weight \> 3 kg.
✓. Undergoing cMRI with ferumoxytol as part of clinical care.
✓. Structurally normal heart (by echocardiography) with exception of small left to right shunts, isolated valve pathology, anomalous coronary arteries, extracardiac vascular anomalies such as arch anomalies.
✕. Congenital heart disease (except small left to right shunts, isolated valve pathology, anomalous coronary arteries, extracardiac vascular anomalies such as arch anomalies).
✕. Parents/guardians or subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, may be non-compliant with study schedules or procedures.
✕. Patient not receiving ferumoxytol as part of their cMRI due to a known hypersensitivity to the drug, or a known diagnosis of iron overload.
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What they're measuring
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Wall Shear Stress level in infant pulmonary veins using cMRI