Status:

COMPLETED

The WOMEN Study: What is the Optimal Method for Ischemia Evaluation in WomeN?

Lead Sponsor:

Hartford Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

GE Healthcare

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Disease

Heart Disease

Eligibility:

FEMALE

60+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two types of exercise stress testing to find the best method for detecting heart disease in women.

Detailed Description

Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women accounting for more than 250,000 deaths per year. While mortality rates have decreased significantly in men during...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Women 60 years of age and older presenting for the evaluation of chest pain, or other anginal equivalent symptoms while at an intermediate-high pretest risk for IHD

Exclusion

  • Women with known CAD
  • Women scoring \<5 METs on the DASI
  • Nursing or pregnant females
  • Nuclear medicine study within the preceding 10 days
  • Electrocardiographic abnormalities precluding interpretation of peak stress changes including: Left bundle branch block, electronic ventricular pacemaker, left ventricular hypertrophy, WPW, and resting ST-T wave changes. Additionally, patients currently on digoxin therapy
  • Significant valvular heart disease (i.e. severe aortic stenosis or regurgitation, or severe mitral insufficiency)
  • Hemodynamic instability (blood pressure \>210/110 ml/Hg or \<90/60 mm/Hg)
  • Left ventricular systolic dysfunction with a left ventricular ejection fraction less than 30 %
  • Unavailability for long-term follow-up

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2004

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

824 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00282711

Start Date

June 1 2004

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

August 1 2012

Active Locations (43)

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1

Southwest Heart

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85715

2

Cardiology Consultants of Orange Country Medical Group, Inc

Anaheim, California, United States, 92801

3

Escondido Cardiology Associates

Escondido, California, United States, 92025

4

Mission Internal Medical Group

Mission Viejo, California, United States, 92691

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