Global Research Services, an international cardiovascular CRO will collaborate with MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI)’s Cardiovascular Core Laboratories, a provider of cardiovascular imaging research services. Through the agreement, GRS will offer clients direct and secure data transfer of cardiac imaging information from MHRI for incorporation into sponsors’ phase I-IV investigational drug and device clinical development programs.

The agreement expands GRS’ work in clinical trials that requires evaluation of cardiovascular endpoints. MHRI will function as the corelab for cardiac evaluations that will include 2D and 3D echocardiography, cardiac MRI, multi-slice CT, carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and quantitative coronary angiography (QCA).