Status:
COMPLETED
Combined Use of Coronary MDCTA, Coronary Doppler Ultrasonography and PET Perfusion in Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease
Lead Sponsor:
University of Turku
Conditions:
Coronary Artery Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-80 years
Brief Summary
Multislice CT angiography is a novel but already established and widely used in diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD). It is very reliable in ruling out hemodynamically significant narrowings in co...
Detailed Description
Coronary MDCTA (multi-detector CT angiography) is a novel but already established and widespread diagnostic method to diagnose coronary artery disease. When performed with a 64-detector (slice) CT, it...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- informed consent
- age 40 - 80 years
- stable chest pain
- likelihood of obstructive coronary artery disease more than 25% based on gender, age, symptoms and exercise test
Exclusion
- irregular rhythm
- hypersensitivity to contrast agents
- unstable chest pain
- decompensated congestive heart failure
- abnormal kidney function
- 2nd or 3rd degree AV block
- severe bronchial asthma
- pregnancy
- age over 80 years
- previously diagnosed coronary artery disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
107 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00627172
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
August 11 2008
Active Locations (2)
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1
Turku PET Centre
Turku, Finland, 20521
2
Turku University Hospital, Department of Medicine
Turku, Finland, 20521