Calculating Wall Shear Stress in Infant Pulmonary Veins

Summary

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.

Timeline

Start

2024-09-30

Primary completion

2026-09

Completion

2027-03

Publications

• Background Hammer PE, McEnaney K, Callahan R, Baird CW, Hoganson DM, Jenkins KJ. The Role of Elevated Wall Shear Stress in Progression of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Evidence from Two Case Studies. Children (Basel). 2021 Aug 25;8(9):729. doi: 10.3390/children8090729.
• Background Misra S, Fu AA, Misra KD, Glockner JF, Mukhopadhyay D. Wall shear stress measurement using phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging with phase contrast magnetic resonance angiography in arteriovenous polytetrafluoroethylene grafts. Angiology. 2009 Aug-Sep;60(4):441-7. doi: 10.1177/0003319709335908. Epub 2009 Jul 21.
• Background Kamada H, Nakamura M, Ota H, Higuchi S, Takase K. Blood flow analysis with computational fluid dynamics and 4D-flow MRI for vascular diseases. J Cardiol. 2022 Nov;80(5):386-396. doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2022.05.007. Epub 2022 Jun 17.
• Background Callahan R, Gauvreau K, Marshall AC, Sena LM, Baird CW, Ireland CM, McEnaney K, Bjornlund EC, Mendonca JT, Jenkins KJ. Outcomes in Establishing Individual Vessel Patency for Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis. Children (Basel). 2021 Mar 10;8(3):210. doi: 10.3390/children8030210.
• Background Nguyen KL, Yoshida T, Kathuria-Prakash N, Zaki IH, Varallyay CG, Semple SI, Saouaf R, Rigsby CK, Stoumpos S, Whitehead KK, Griffin LM, Saloner D, Hope MD, Prince MR, Fogel MA, Schiebler ML, Roditi GH, Radjenovic A, Newby DE, Neuwelt EA, Bashir MR, Hu P, Finn JP. Multicenter Safety and Practice for Off-Label Diagnostic Use of Ferumoxytol in MRI. Radiology. 2019 Dec;293(3):554-564. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2019190477. Epub 2019 Oct 22.

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