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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
180 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2019-07-24
2026-02-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Once established, the investigators will be well positioned to aggressively target identified mechanistic targets in a specific well-characterized at-risk population, with the primary goal of preventing progression to HFpEF.
To address this novel hypothesis, the investigators propose the following Specific Aims:
Aim 1: Test the hypothesis that CMD-related ischemia contributes to myocellular damage and impaired ventricular relaxation. CMD will be measured directly, using our established intracoronary pharmacological vasoactive protocol, in subjects with signs/symptoms of ischemia but no obstructive CAD. In our labs (\>420 patients), \~60% of those tested have evidence for CMD. All subjects will perform provocative stress testing with isometric handgrip - chosen for its unique ability to increase myocardial afterload and myocardial oxygen demand - while myocardial ischemia will be assessed directly through invasive simultaneous arterial and coronary sinus/great cardiac vein oxygen tension and lactate measurements, and continuous ECG's recordings. Left ventricular function will be directly assessed using Millar-catheter LV pressure-volume loops (perfected in our lab over the past 24 months). Stress-induced myocellular damage will be directly measured by coronary sinus/great cardiac vein hs-cTnI.
Aim 2: Test the hypothesis that CMD-related ischemic myocellular damage contributes to LV diastolic dysfunction progression. Subjects from Aim 1 will also undergo comprehensive cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) at enrollment and 1-2 years later. The investigators will evaluate CMRI LV perfusion, myocardial scar, diffuse fibrosis, LV remodeling, and diastolic function. The investigatorswill leverage the strengths and resources of our world-renowned proteomics core to establish evidence of chronic myocellular damage using prospectively repeated ambulatory hs-cTnI determinations.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) ≥45%
3. Be \> 18 years old
4. Be able to meet the requirement for a cardiac MRI, which means no metal devices in your chest, no claustrophobia and no angioedema
5. Be competent to give informed consent
Exclusion:
1. Subjects with severe or chronic kidney disease (CKD) with GFR\<405 or acute kidney injury
2. Subjects with allergy to animal dander will be excluded since imaging will be done in BIRI (BIRI scanners are also used to image animals).
3. Subjects who have had four or more prior previous gadolinium contrast scans
4. Allergy/ hypersensitivity to adenosine, gadolinium, aminophylline or regadenoson
5. Second- or third-degree A-V block
6. Sinus node disease, such as sick sinus syndrome or symptomatic bradycardia (except in patients with a functioning artificial pacemaker)
7. Subjects with mild to severe asthma
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Florida
OTHER
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Noel Bairey Merz
Director
Principal Investigators
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C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Locations
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Eileen Handberg, PhD
Role: primary
References
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Takahashi T, Wei J, Iribarren AC, Gulati M, Cook-Wiens G, Nelson MD, Sharif B, Handberg EM, Anderson RD, Petersen J, Berman DS, Pepine CJ, Merz CNB. Rationale and design of the women's ischemia syndrome evaluation mechanisms of coronary microvascular dysfunction leading to preheart failure with preserved ejection fraction (WISE Pre-HFPEF). Am Heart J. 2025 Jun;284:47-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.02.017. Epub 2025 Feb 24.
Other Identifiers
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54999
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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