Current Studies and Clinical Trials
Research is a major component of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's mission, and the Cardiac Imaging Research Team is dedicated to fighting heart disease by developing powerful new methods that can recognize at-risk individuals and evaluate atherosclerosis years or even decades before catastrophic events can occur.
The following are our current research studies and clinical trials:
Outcomes Research Database Studies
Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis Using Noninvasive Imaging Research (EISNER) Heart Study
- Study 1: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Community
Research involving over 2,000 men and women investigating whether a particular combination of assessments can predict future clinical outcomes in patients who have had no symptoms of coronary artery disease or other heart disease. - Study 2: Patients with Nuclear Cardiology Studies
Research involving over 1,000 men and women investing whether the information from a cardiac CT scan adds value to the information from nuclear cardiology studies in helping doctors make decisions about medical care.
Clinical Trials
- FDG PET and Fatty Diet Study
A clinical study to determine whether a high-fat diet starting 24 hours before fluorine-18-labeled deoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (18FDG-PET) reduces unwanted myocardial uptake when compared to unrestricted and low-carbohydrate diets. - Ultra Low Dose Coronary Artery Calcium Screening
To compare the current standard imaging protocol for coronary calcium screening (CCS) using Dual Source CT to an imaging technique using ultra low radiation.
