Right Ventricular Metabolism in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 0000-00-00
• Target enrollment: 34
• Participant gender: Both

Summary

The purpose of this study is to use non-invasive imaging to determine the metabolic phenotype of the right ventricle in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension across a spectrum of disease severity.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Vanderbilt University
• Last Updated: 2016-05-03

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Heritable or idiopathic PAH

• 18 years or older

• Able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• Type 1 diabetes mellitus

• Prednisone use

• PAH associated with any condition other than idiopathic or heritable

• Implanted ferromagnetic material incompatible with MRI