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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Turku PET Centre

Turku, Finland, 20521

2

Turku University Hospital, Department of Medicine

Turku, Finland, 20521