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Study of Cardiac PET/CT Imaging to Guide Ablation Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia

Early Phase 1
Terminated
Conditions
Ventricular Tachycardia
Interventions
Drug: [C-11] Meta-hydroxyephedrine radioactive tracer (MHED)
Registration Number
NCT02962076
Lead Sponsor
Khaled Awad, MD
Brief Summary

Imaging is to be performed prior to procedure using positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (PET/CT), after a special dye is injected. The scans are going to be merged with other cardiac scans when doing the ablation procedure to correlate anatomy with physiology.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
11
Inclusion Criteria
  • Clinical indication for ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation (at least one clinical episode of sustained VT) despite antiarrhythmic drug therapy, or if the patient does not wish to be on one
  • Ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy
  • Sustained monomorphic VT
Exclusion Criteria
  • Right ventricular VT
  • Polymorphic VT or ventricular fibrillation (VF) being the sole detected clinical arrhythmia
  • Patient is unable to sign informed consent
  • Recent myocardial infarction less than 30 days
  • Recent ablation for ventricular tachycardia less than 30 days
  • Patient is unwilling or unable to cooperate with the study
  • Prosthetic mitral or aortic valve
  • General contraindications to VT ablation, e.g., major contraindication to anticoagulation therapy, known presence of left ventricular thrombus, reversible causes of VT or VF
  • General contraindications to PET imaging, e.g., pregnancy or lactation
  • General contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging or to the administration of gadolinium.
  • Contraindication to the placement of hemodynamic support devices, i.e. the presence of mechanical valves or lack of adequate vascular access

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Single Arm - PET/CT Imaging With [C-11] MHED[C-11] Meta-hydroxyephedrine radioactive tracer (MHED)Single Arm - positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging with \[C-11\] meta-Hydroxyephedrine tracer
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation Between PET Data and Electroanatomic Data1 week
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mercy Hospital St. Louis

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

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