Study Comparing CT Scan and Stress Test in Patients With Known Coronary Artery Disease Hospitalized for Chest Pain

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Coronary Artery Disease, Angina Pectoris, Unstable Angina, Acute Coronary Syndrome

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether coronary artery CT scanning or nuclear stress testing is better at diagnosing chest pain patients with known coronary artery disease to select appropriate candidates for coronary catheterization and re-vascularization.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01106612

Run by

Montefiore Medical Center

People needed

7

Starts

2010-04-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-08

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patient admitted for chest pain / pressure or other suggestive symptoms
• patient has known coronary artery disease (with or without prior revascularization)
• patient has clinical need for non-invasive cardiac evaluation

You may not qualify if…

• evidence of ongoing myocardial infarction or hemodynamic instability
• ischemia on EKG (greater than 1mm ST segment deviation)
• contraindications to CT scanning with iodinated intravenous contrast (including allergies, asthma and renal dysfunction)
• heart rhythm precluding EKG gating
• pregnancy

Where it is running

• Montefiore Medical Center — The Bronx, New York, United States

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