Status:

COMPLETED

Detecting Heart Disease Using First Pass Imaging With Gated SPECT Perfusion

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

Conditions:

Ischemic Heart Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine if stress first pass imaging in conjunction with a nuclear scan will improve the sensitivity for detecting heart disease. This study will also test the usefulness...

Detailed Description

In this clinical trial, patients with suspected or previously diagnosed coronary artery disease who are clinically referred for either a treadmill exercise stress/rest SPECT study or a vasodilatation ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Males and females age 18 through 80 years
  • Female patients who are: surgically sterile (hysterectomy or bilateral tubule libation), at least one year post-menopausal, or have a negative pregnancy test on the day of treatment
  • Written informed consent
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Patient consumed food/beverage/medication containing caffeine/methylxanthines up to 12 hours prior to infusion
  • Exacerbation of COPD, Asthma (actively wheezing)
  • Sinus node dysfunction in absence of pacemaker
  • Use of Aggrenox (ASA/Dipyridamole), Pentoxifylline (Trental) , or oral Dipyridamole (Persantine)
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Pregnant/breast feeding
  • Non English speaking patients
  • Subject is allergic or intolerant to aminophylline, regadenoson
  • Subject has a history of known or suspected bronchospastic lung disease \[e.g., asthma, wheezing, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, etc.)\]
  • Patients with first degree or second degree AV block

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    40 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01137409

    Start Date

    August 1 2010

    Last Update

    May 20 2015

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    Yale New Haven Hospital

    New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510