Diseases of the Cardiovascular System | Diseases of the Endocrine System

Screening for Cardiac Amyloidosis Using Nuclear Imaging for Minority Populations (SCAN-MP)

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What is the purpose of this trial?

In this study, the investigators will recruit a cohort of elderly Black and Hispanic patients with heart failure to define the number of patients who have cardiac amyloidosis by utilizing highly sensitive heart imaging and blood tests. The investigators will also explore differences in genetics and sex as they relate to heart failure disease progression in cardiac amyloidosis.

Trial with
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ages
60 years and older
Gender
Both

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Contact Information

For more information about this study, including how to volunteer, contact Cinthia Defreitas

cinthia.defreitas@yale.edu

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Principal Investigator

Edward J Miller, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine); Vice Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine (Education), Cardiovascular Medicine; Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology; Director, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine; Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program, Cardiovascular Medicine; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Sub-Investigators

Last Updated
11/13/2023
Study HIC
#2000031806