FFC-MRI Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Fast Field Cyclic-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FFC-MRI): A New Diagnostic that Reveals Acutely Inflamed Coronary Artery Plaques by Detecting Fat Dysfunction
IRAS ID
240807
Contact name
Dana Dawson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Aberdeen
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
18/NS/0031,
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
In recent years it has become clear that the fat tissue next to the heart arteries is very important for their healthy function. This fat can however change in such a way that it becomes damaging to the heart arteries. We don’t know why this is. We have developed a new type of Magnetic Resonance Imaging technique to help us identify whether this fat is healthy or unhealthy. The purpose of this study is to test this new technique so that we can in the near future, identify patients that are at greatest risk of heart attacks by simply examining their fat. We will not ask patients to undergo any additional imaging during the study, but instead wish to collect some very small samples of fat from around their hearts and place these in the imaging scanner. 20 patients scheduled for CABG surgery will be recruited into the study. The surgeons will collect three small fat samples from the fat surrounding the patients’ hearts at the time of surgery.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1
REC reference
18/NS/0031
Date of REC Opinion
3 Apr 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion