Stress Echocardiography and Heart Computed Tomography (CT) Scan in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain

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Conditions studied: Chest Pain, Angina, Angina Pectoris, Coronary Artery Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether stress echocardiography or computed tomography (CT) of the heart is better at diagnosing emergency room chest pain patients to select appropriate candidates for hospitalization and further work-up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01384448

Run by

Montefiore Medical Center

People needed

400

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2017-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-11

Who can join

Age: 30 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Presentation to the Emergency Department with chest pain
• Low-to-intermediate risk of coronary disease per Diamond-Forrester criteria
• Free of known coronary artery disease

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to undergo both stress echo or coronary CT for any reason
• Contraindication to intravenous iodinated contrast
• Dysrhythmia precluding EKG gating
• Heart rate greater than 60 with contraindication to beta blockers
• Administration of beta blockers within the last 12 hours
• Known severe cardiac valvular disease or pulmonary hypertension
• Stress echocardiography, coronary CT or catheterization within the last 6 months

Where it is running

• Montefiore Medical Center - Weiler / Einstein Division — The Bronx, New York, United States

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