320 Multidetector Computed Tomography Prior to Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Conditions
- Coronary Disease
- Interventions
- Radiation: Computed tomography scan
- Registration Number
- NCT01169948
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
- Brief Summary
Recent advances in technology have resulted in the development of scanners that can n image the heart arteries within 10 to 20 minutes but without the need for admission to hospital or insertion of catheters. This means that coronary heart disease may be more readily identified (or ruled out) and allow better diagnosis and treatment of patients with symptoms suggesting coronary heart disease. Here, we propose to assess the latest and most powerful scanners to see if it can accurately diagnose the extent of coronary artery disease and facilitate the planning of heart surgery.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
- patients who have undergone conventional coronary angiography and have been referred for coronary artery bypass surgery or valve replacement
- age less than 18
- pregnancy or breast feeding
- inability to undergo computed tomography scanning
- inability to give informed consent
- severe renal failure (serum creatinine >250umol/l or estimated glomerular filtration rate <15ml/min)
- known allergy to iodinated contrast
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Patients awaiting cardiac surgery Computed tomography scan -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Coronary artery stenosis defined qualitatively by trained observers and quantitatively by computer software 1 month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Myocardial perfusion defects defined qualitatively by trained observers and quantitatively by computer software 1 month
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
🇬🇧Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom