Precision Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Rare Cardiomyopathies Based on Novel Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Techniques

NCT ID: NCT07336394

Last Updated: 2026-01-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-01-01

Study Completion Date

2030-12-30

Brief Summary

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What is this study about? This research is focused on improving the care for people with rare heart muscle diseases, known as rare cardiomyopathies. These are uncommon conditions where the heart muscle becomes stiff, thick, or enlarged, making it harder for the heart to pump blood. Because they are rare, they can be difficult to diagnose and manage.

The investigators are testing new, advanced ways of using a heart scan called a Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR). Participants can think of a CMR as a very powerful camera that takes detailed pictures of their heart without using radiation.

What is the study trying to learn? Better Diagnosis: The investigators want to see if these new scanning techniques can help us identify these rare heart conditions more clearly and accurately. This means patients could get a correct diagnosis sooner.

Personalized Risk Assessment: The investigators want to see if the scan can help us understand the future risk for each patient better. For example, can it help predict which patients are more likely to have a heart rhythm problem or need specific treatments? This helps doctors create a care plan that is tailored just for participants.

What does this mean for participants? If participants choose to take part, they will undergo a CMR scan that uses these new techniques. By participating, they will be helping us find better ways to diagnose and care for people with their condition in the future. The goal is to turn uncertainty into clearer, more personalized information for patients and families.

Detailed Description

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Study Objective:

This study aims to validate and apply novel Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) imaging biomarkers to improve the diagnostic precision and risk stratification of rare cardiomyopathies (e.g., cardiac amyloidosis, Fabry disease, Danon disease, Noonan disease).

Clinical Problem:

Rare cardiomyopathies are often challenging to diagnose due to overlapping phenotypic features with more common disorders and their heterogeneous presentation. Current risk stratification tools are imperfect, leading to delays in diagnosis and suboptimal timing of interventions.

Methodology \& Innovation:

The study will employ advanced CMR techniques that move beyond standard volumetric and functional assessment. This includes, but is not limited to:

T1/T2 Mapping: For quantitative tissue characterization to detect diffuse fibrosis or edema without contrast.

Extracellular Volume (ECV) Fraction: To quantify the expansion of the extracellular space, a key marker in amyloidosis and other infiltrative diseases.

Feature Tracking Strain Analysis: To assess subtle myocardial deformation abnormalities that precede a decline in ejection fraction.

Late Gadolinium Enhancement (LGE) Pattern Refinement: For more precise characterization of scar and infiltration patterns.

Potential Impact for Clinical Practice:

Referral \& Diagnosis: This research could provide more definitive, non-invasive diagnostic data, streamlining the referral pathway to specialist centers and reducing diagnostic odysseys for patients.

Risk Stratification: The novel biomarkers investigated have the potential to offer superior prognostic value compared to current clinical models. This can aid in identifying high-risk patients earlier, guiding decisions regarding device therapy (ICD) initiation or referral for advanced therapies.

Management: By providing a more detailed "tissue phenotype," the findings could help monitor disease progression and response to emerging targeted therapies more sensitively.

Conditions

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Danon Disease Fabry Disease Cardiac Amyloidosis Noonan Syndrome Cardiac Sarcoidosis Glycogen Storage Disease Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who have received a cardiac magnetic resonance examination since 2010 and have a suspicion of rare cardiomyopathy.

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe arrhythmia;
* Severe primary cardiac valvular disease;
* Refuse to participate in the study.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Peking Union Medical College Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Beijing Anzhen Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Minjie Lu

Director of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Fuwai Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Minjie Lu MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

01088396941

References

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Zhang Q, Li J, Lu M. Rare imaging phenotype of late gadolinium enhancement in a patient with anoctamin 5 mutation. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2024 Nov 23;8(12):ytae626. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytae626. eCollection 2024 Dec. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39659467 (View on PubMed)

Yue X, Yang K, Lu M. A tale of two phenotypes: transition from hypertrophic to dilated cardiomyopathy in Danon disease. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2024 Aug 26;8(9):ytae445. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytae445. eCollection 2024 Sep. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39290522 (View on PubMed)

Lv Y, Li JH, Lu M. Glycogen storage disease type IIIa: a rare cause of myocardial hypertrophy with multisystem involvement. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Mar 27;26(4):764. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeae328. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39700428 (View on PubMed)

He J, Xu J, Chen L, Ji K, Fan X, Zhao S, Lu M. Clinical features and cardiovascular magnetic resonance characteristics in Danon disease. Clin Radiol. 2020 Sep;75(9):712.e1-712.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.04.012. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32499120 (View on PubMed)

Gu X, Dai L, Lu M. Mucolipidosis III: a rare phenocopy of inherited metabolic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J. 2024 Nov 8;45(42):4548. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae636. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39344930 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CMR-RareCM

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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