4D-flow Cardiac MRI to Assess Pulmonary Arterial Pressure in Pulmonary Hypertension

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Due to radiation exposure and low but real risk of morbidity and mortality associated with right heart catheterization, non-invasive procedures to estimate mPAP are desired for the diagnosis of PH or to monitor treatment effectiveness. Echocardiography is used as a screening tool to estimate systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (sPAP), but due various limitations, this technique is not considered to be sufficiently accurate for the diagnosis of PH. The aim of 4D flow MRI is to evaluate the complete time-varying tridirectional velocity field in a volume of interest. It enables flow and velocity measurements in a vascular region of interest and visualization of vector plots of blood flow velocity fields. Previous studies have shown on the one hand, correlations between mPAP and hemodynamic parameters obtained by phase contrast MRI and, on the other hand, appearance of a vortical blood flow in the pulmonary artery in PH. More studies are required to confirm 4D MRI as a valuable tool for mPAP estimation in PH. Following screening echocardiography, all patients will undergo right heart catheterization for PH assessment. Then, all patients will be referred for a complete cardiac MRI exam with the addition of a 4D Flow sequence (does not require supplementary injection of a contrast agent and does not extend the duration of the examination) followed promptly (within the same hour) by a Doppler-echocardiography. The data from each examination will be blindly interpreted from the results of the other one. No follow-up will be required for the study.

Official Title
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4D Flow Cardiac MRI Velocity Mapping in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension: Estimation of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure and Comparison With Right Heart Catheterization and Doppler Echocardiography

Conditions
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Pulmonary Hypertension, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pulmonary Arterial Pressure, Right Heart Catheterization, Echocardiography

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: 4D-flow sequence


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥ 18 years old, Patient referred for cardiac MRI who previously underwent right heart catheterization for pulmonary hypertension assessment, Affiliation to a social security program, Ability of the subject to understand and express opposition Exclusion Criteria: Age <18 years old, Major obesity (> 140 kg) not allowing the patient to enter the tunnel of the machine whose diameter is less than 70 cm, Person under guardianship or curators, Pregnant woman, Allergy to gadolinium chelates, Claustrophobia, Any contraindications to MRI

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Other: 4D-flow sequence|all patients will be referred for a complete cardiac MRI exam with the addition of a 4D Flow sequence (does not require supplementary injection of a contrast agent and does not extend the duration of the examination) followed promptly (within the same hour) by a Doppler-echocardiography.|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Correlation coefficient between the values of mPAP (mmHg) and right heart catheterization rate. | mPAP is obtained by 4D flow MRI | 30 minutes | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Pulmonary Hypertension, 4D-flow magnetic resonance imaging, mean pulmonary arterial pressure, right heart catheterization, echocardiography