Diagnostic Performance of Coronary Calcification Detection on CT Scan
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
- Enrollment
- 300
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Ability of scan CT to detect coronary calcifications in patients presenting with thoracic pain to the emergency department
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
thoracic pain is one of the most frequent reasons for consulting the emergency room. Chest pain can be a sign of different pathologies with a wide range of severity, from life-threatening aortic dissection or myocardial infarction to chest pain during an anxiety attack. Efficient triage of patients is therefore a crucial issue for emergency physicians in order not to ignore an acute coronary event requiring early and specific management.
The investigators seek to evaluate whether a diagnostic strategy based on a thoracic CT scan to rule out coronary calcifications and a single troponin assay can exclude an acute coronary event with sufficient accuracy compared to usual management.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Ability of scan CT to detect coronary calcifications in patients presenting with thoracic pain to the emergency department
Time Frame: 30 minutes after onset of pain
Presence on the scanner of calcifications 30 minutes after onset of pain