A Study of Stress Echocardiography in Post-Menopausal Women at Risk for Coronary Disease

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease

In brief

The study is designed to see if stress echocardiography can be used as a screening exam in peri-, or post-menopausal women with a risk of developing of coronary artery disease and experiencing future cardiac events.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00162370

Run by

Lantheus Medical Imaging

People needed

400

Starts

2004-04-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-15

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Peri or Post menopausal women either:
• without symptoms but with risk factors for heart disease OR
• experiencing atypical chest pain, OR
• experiencing exertional dyspnea AND 2 or more risk factors for CAD
• Must be able to perform an exercise stress test
• Peri-or post-menopausal (including surgical menopause) based on history.
• Post-menopausal is defined as females age 40-65 who self-report the absence of menstrual periods for at least 12 months.
• Peri-menopausal is defined as females age 40-65 who self-report the absence or irregularity of menstrual periods for 6-12 months.
• Surgical menopause is defined as females who have had a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous confirmed heart disease

Where it is running

• Local Institution — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
• Local Institution — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
• Local Institution — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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