Eileen O'Meara, Lisa M Mielniczuk, George A Wells, Robert A deKemp, Ran Klein, Doug Coyle, Brian Mc Ardle, Ian Paterson, James A White, Malcolm Arnold, Matthias G Friedrich, Eric Larose, Alexander Dick, Benjamin Chow, Carole Dennie, Haissam Haddad, Terrence Ruddy, Heikki Ukkonen, Gerald Wisenberg, Bernard Cantin, Philippe Pibarot, Michael Freeman, Eric Turcotte, Kim Connelly, James Clarke, Kathryn Williams, Normand Racine, Linda Garrard, Jean-Claude Tardif, Jean DaSilva, Juhani Knuuti, Rob Beanlands
BACKGROUND: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the most common cause of heart failure (HF); however, the role of revascularization in these patients is still unclear. Consensus on proper use of cardiac imaging to help determine which candidates should be considered for revascularization has been hindered by the absence of clinical studies that objectively and prospectively compare the prognostic information of each test obtained using both standard and advanced imaging. METHODS/DESIGN: This paper describes the design and methods to be used in the Alternative Imaging Modalities in Ischemic Heart Failure (AIMI-HF) multi-center trial...
July 16, 2013: Trials