Recruiting is underway for 2 major studies called PREDICT and DETECT, both funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and led from within the Heart Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

• For the PREDICT study, the Heart Center is seeking more than 600 people between the ages of 55 and 85 who have either high blood pressure and/or diabetes and/or coronary artery disease. They must not have any implanted devices. Each participant will receive free basic medical tests as well as a cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the heart, which includes an IV infusion cardiac stress test. These MRIs will look at the pumping function and blood vessels of the heart to evaluate the risks of developing congestive heart failure or fluid in the lungs.
• To find out if you are a candidate for the PREDICT study, please call 336-716-1178.
• For DETECT, about 120 people above the age of 18 who are going through chemotherapy are being recruited. These participants will begin with free basic medical tests and their first or baseline cardiovascular MRI before chemotherapy begins. They will be monitored for 6 to 8 months and have 3 additional MRIs to determine if there is any heart damage that may be caused by the chemotherapy. Results of all of these tests for both PREDICT and DETECT participants can be sent to their primary care physicians.

• To find out if you are a candidate for the DETECT study, please call 336-716-7082.

Greg Hundley, MD, a professor of Cardiology, Internal Medicine, and Radiology, is the principal investigator for both studies. He noted that both studies are collaborative projects with Wake Forest University School of Medicine and N.C. Baptist Hospital, involving the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Hematology/Oncology, Internal Medicine, Public Health Sciences, and Radiology.