Cardiac Water and Fluoromethane Cardiac PET

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Treatments

Procedure: Cardiac PET imaging- rest and pharmacological stress

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00205127

2003-241

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study we are looking at the blood flow to the heart using two different chemical tags or tracers that give off a low level of radiation. The tracers used in this study are called O15-water and F17-fluoromethane. These tracers mix with the blood and will move through the body. The researchers will use positron emission tomography (PET scans)to track the tracers as they moe through the heart and chest.

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 40 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 18 to 40 years old 2. Willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. A history of CAD 2. A history of active bronchospasm or asthma on theophylline bronchodilators 3. A history of any cardiac risk factors including: HTN, Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia, Smoking, and premature CAD in immediate family member 4. A history of liver disease or other significant disease 5. Females who are pregnant or lactating