A Trial Evaluating the Clinical Applicability, Correlation, and Modeling of Cardiac CT Using 64 Detector Row VCT

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Coronary Artery Disease

In brief

To compare computed tomography (CT) images (pictures) of the coronary arteries using the General Electric (GE) LightSpeed VCT scanner with x-ray coronary angiography in patients referred for an x-ray coronary angiography.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT00350506
Run by: GE Healthcare
People needed: 77
Starts: 2005-10-01
Expected to finish: 2006-10-01
Last updated by the study team: 2019-04-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Patients scheduled for elective diagnostic catheterization OR
Elective diagnostic catheterization has been performed within the past 2 weeks but no less than 24 hours prior to the coronary CTA procedure with no intervention performed or change of the patient clinical status.
Age ≥18 years but ≤75 years.

You may not qualify if…

Prior coronary stent implantation
Prior coronary artery bypass grafting or other heart surgery
Prior pacemaker or internal defibrillator lead implantation
Prior artificial heart valve
Biochemical renal insufficiency (CrSerum > 1.6) or on dialysis
Resting HR > 100 at the time of enrollment
Contraindication to β-blockade or calcium channel blocker
NYHA-IV
High-grade atrioventricular (AV) block
Systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg
Severe asthma or active bronchospasm and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Atrial fibrillation
Inability to provide informed consent
Evidence of ongoing or active clinical instability
Acute chest pain (sudden onset)
Acute myocardial infarction
Cardiac shock
Acute pulmonary edema

Where it is running

GE Healthcare — Princeton, New Jersey, United States

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