Longitudinal Validation of CIRC Technologies

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Advanced cardiovascular imaging using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has proven to be effective in providing gold standard myocardial tissue characterization. Moreover, the intrinsic advantage of MRI's lack of exposure to ionizing radiation is particularly beneficial. At the same time, blood work can be very useful in early detection of certain cardiomyopathy, such as amyloid. However, there is a lack of agreement of on which markers are the most sensitive. This multi-study will allow the unique opportunity to form a more comprehensive understanding for various cardiovascular diseases. The study team has developed novel cardiac MRI techniques that leverages endogenous tissue properties to reveal a milieu of deep tissue phenotypes including myocardial inflammation, fibrosis, metabolism, and microstructural defects. Among these phenotypes, myocardial microstructure has proven to be most sensitive to early myocardial tissue damage and is predictive of myocardial regeneration. In this study, the investigators aim to further study the importance of cardiac microstructure revealed by MRI in patient and healthy population and compare this novel technology with conventional clinical biomarkers.

NCT Number	NCT07081711
Lead Sponsor	The Cleveland Clinic Collaborators: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions	Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Failure, Ischemic Heart Disease, Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Valvular Heart Disease, Metabolic Cardiomyopathy, Congenital Heart Disease, Aortic Diseases +2 more
Enrollment	1,000 participants
Start Date	2026-05-06
Primary Completion	2035-08 (estimated)
Study Completion	2037-08 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-31