19
Participants
Start Date
February 1, 2000
Primary Completion Date
April 2, 2011
Study Completion Date
April 2, 2011
PET (Positron Emission Tomography)
This is a diagnostic scan that requires the injection of radioactive tracer compounds intravenously using an IV placed in the arm.
Echocardiogram
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart. Participants received a complete 2D- and Doppler echocardiographic examination on the day of the PET scan.
^15O-water
This is a radioactive tracer used to study blood flow in the heart during the PET scan. It was administered intravenously at a dose of 20 mCi.
1-^11C-palmitate
This is a radioactive tracer used to study fatty acid usage in the heart during the PET scan. It was administered intravenously at a dose of 20 mCi.
1-^11C-glucose
This is a radioactive tracer used to study glucose usage in the heart during the PET scan. It was administered intravenously at a dose of 20 Mci..
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis
The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
OTHER
Washington University School of Medicine
OTHER