Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) clinical trials at UCSF

1 research study open to eligible people

Ischemic heart disease occurs when blocked arteries harm blood supply to the heart. At UCSF, trials focus on understanding chest pain and difficulty breathing in affected individuals. Experts use stress cardiac imaging to examine heart function during physical strain.

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  • Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Quantitative Perfusion Imaging in the United States Study

    open to eligible people ages 35-85

    This research aims to investigate whether symptoms of chest pain or shortness of breath among the study population are arising due to a heart problem, particularly any reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle from blockages in the coronary blood vessels or inflammation of the heart using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging that measures the amount of blood flow during a stress state meant to simulate vigorous exercise. At present, doctors use standard magnetic resonance imaging pictures of blood flow patterns to treat heart disease. The investigators want to study if detailed blood flow measurements, in addition to the standard blood flow pattern, could diagnose heart disease more accurately and allow more doctors to understand the severity of heart disease. Early research has demonstrated that detailed blood flow measurements may be more accurate in diagnosing heart disease in some patients, but doctors need more information to know how to use these measurements.

    San Francisco, California and other locations

Our lead scientists for Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) research studies include .

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