Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: Group 1: Healthy Volunteers (n = 30) * Healthy adults with no known history of medical disease * Age 18-85 years * No history cardiovascular disease * Ability to provide informed consent Group 2: Patients with Diabetes (n = 16) * Age 18-85 years * Diagnosis of diabetes * Echocardiogram within last 12 months showing no evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy or hemodynamic findings consistent with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction * Ability to provide informed consent Group 3: Patients with Aortic Stenosis (n = 50) * Age 18-85 years * Echocardiogram or cardiac MRI scan within last 12 months documenting left ventricular hypertrophy and degenerative calcific aortic stenosis * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Known contraindication to MRI