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Calculating Wall Shear Stress in Infant Pulmonary Veins

RecruitingPhase 1

Calculating Wall Shear Stress in Pulmonary Veins of Infants Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Pilot Study

Who can join

Up to age 18 · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria
Normal (Controls) Subjects Inclusion Criteria

1. Males or Females less than 18 years of age.
2. Weight \> 3 kg.
3. Undergoing cMRI with ferumoxytol as part of clinical care.
4. Structurally normal heart (by echocardiography) with exception of small left to right shunts, isolated valve pathology, anomalous coronary arteries, extracardiac vascular anomalies such as arch anomalies.
5. Parental/guardian permission (informed consent).

Normal (Controls) Subjects Exclusion Criteria

1. Congenital heart disease (except small left to right shunts, isolated valve pathology, anomalous coronary arteries, extracardiac vascular anomalies such as arch anomalies).
2. Parents/guardians or subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, may be non-compliant with study schedules or procedures.
3. Patient not receiving ferumoxytol as part of their cMRI due to a known hypersensitivity to the drug, or a known diagnosis of iron overload.

High-Risk Subject Inclusion Criteria

1. Males or Females less than 12 months of age.
2. Diagnosis of severe BPD (group 1) or TAPVC s/p repair (group 2).
3. Weight \> 3 kg.
4. Receiving respiratory support with an invasive airway (tracheostomy or endotracheal tube) (group 1 only).
5. Undergoing cMRI with ferumoxytol as part of clinical care (group 2 only).
6. Parental/guardian permission (informed consent).

High-Risk Subject Exclusion Criteria

1. Congenital heart disease with single ventricle physiology.
2. Parents/guardians or subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, may be non-compliant with study schedules or procedures.
3. Patient has a contraindication to ferumoxytol or any intravenous iron product such as a known hypersensitivity to the drug, or a known diagnosis of iron overload.

About the study

The purpose of this study is to better understand pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS), which is the narrowing of blood vessels that connect the lungs to the heart. PVS is a life-threatening disease without a clear cause. The investigators think patients who develop PVS have an increased Wall Shear Stress (WSS) level in the pulmonary veins, which is the force placed on the walls of the veins. This study will determine if WSS can be calculated in the pulmonary veins of infants using Ferumoxytol enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FcMRI). If possible, the investigators aim to use FcMRI to better screen patients at risk of PVS and to help guide therapy in patients with PVS.

What is being tested

Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Participants: 20 · Started: Sep 30, 2024

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06440408

Locations in the U.S.

PennsylvaniaChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.