Cardiovascular magnetic resonance real time exercise stress testing in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF-stress-DZHK17)

ID

NCT03260621

Status

Closed

DZG

DZHK

Start date

08/16/2016

Contact

Contacts
  • Andreas Schuster

Parameters

Inclusion criteria
  • adult patients with dyspnoea under stress
  • echocardiographic criteria for diastolic dysfunction (E/E'>8) and clinical indication for right heart catheterisation
Exclusion criteria
  • arrhythmia (brady- or tachycardic) bronchial asthma (allergic) incompliant patient pacemaker
  • ICD
  • non MRI-capable devices inability to use the ergometer in the MRI haemodynamic relevant valvular heart disease pulmonary disease (vital capacity or forced expiratory flow <80% of healthy control) angina pectoris post cardiac infarction anaemia (Hb <12 g/dl) uncontrollable hypertension (>150 mmHg systolic or >100 mmHg diastolic) age <18 years pregnancy claustrophobia renal insufficiency allergic to gadolinium based contrast agents