Routine versus selective cardiac magnetic resonance in non-ischemic heart failure - OUTSMART-HF: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (IMAGE-HF (heart failure) project 1-B)

: Paterson I, Wells GA, Ezekowitz JA, White JA, Friedrich MG, Mielniczuk LM, O'Meara E, Chow B, deKemp RA, Klein R, Dennie C, Dick A, Coyle D, Dwivedi G, Rajda M, Wright GA, Laine M, Hanninen H, Larose E, Connelly KA, Leong-Poi H, Howarth AG, Davies RA, Duchesne L, Yla-Herttuala S, Saraste A, Farand P, Garrard L, Tardif JC, Arnold M, Knuuti J, Beanlands R, Chan KL

Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

: 2013

: Trials

: TRIALS

: ARTN 332

: 14

: 10

: 1745-6215

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-332

Discussion: This study will be the first multicenter randomized, controlled trial evaluating the role of CMR in nonischemic HF. Non-ischemic HF patients will be randomized to routine CMR in order to determine whether there are any gains over management strategies employing selective CMR utilization. The insight gained from this study should improve appropriate CMR use in HF.