Evaluation of Spectral Cardiac CT for the Diagnosis of Acute Myocarditis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 136
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Diagnosis of acute myocarditis using spectral cardiac CT scan
研究概览
简要总结
Spectral cardiac CT scan performed in an emergency setting in patients with suspected acute myocarditis and presenting one selves with an acute chest pain, allows the non-invasive assessment of both the coronary arteries and the myocardium. Delayed iodine contrast-enhanced CT imaging should show the inflamed area with an increased uptake of iodine contrast agent in the interstitial space, such as the well-known hypersignal seen on the myocardial delayed enhancement sequence with MRI (corresponding of an uptake of gadolinium contrast agent in the abnormal myocardium).
This technique has the potential to replace MRI, thus allowing the diagnosis of acute myocarditis with a rapid and easily accessible technique. Moreover, it has the additional benefit of avoiding invasive coronary angiography in the specific population of patients without any significant risk factors of atheromatous disease.
详细描述
Introduction: diagnosis of acute myocarditis is challenging in the specific population of patients without any significant risk factors of atheromatous disease.
Both cardiac MRI and coronary angiography (cardiac CT, invasive coronary angiography) are usually performed for the definitive diagnosis of myocarditis and for ruling out a coronary artery disease.
Spectral cardiac CT could be particularly useful in suspected myocarditis in the setting of acute chest pain in this specific population of patients with low cardiovascular risk factors. Indeed, both coronary arteries and myocardial tissue can be assessed on the same technique (cardiac CT scan) which offers the advantages of being non-invasive, more available and more easily used than MRI in emergency situations. Cardiac CT allows the detection of abnormal myocardial territories by showing subepicardial iodinated contrast enhancement with the spectral mode imaging. It also allows the direct visualization of coronary arteries, thus preventing the necessity of performing coronary angiography in a significant number of patients with suspected myocarditis in the setting of acute chest pain.
Primary objective: to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of spectral cardiac CT imaging for the diagnosis of acute myocarditis using cardiac MRI as the gold standard, in patients with suspected myocarditis in the setting of acute chest pain. The diagnosis of acute myocarditis using spectral cardiac CT scan will be based on the presence of late subepicardial contrast enhancement detected using iodine imaging obtained after subtraction of water imaging. The gold standard will be the diagnosis of acute myocarditis based on the state-of-the-art MRI criteria.
Secondary objective: to assess the radiation dose delivered in spectral cardiac CT scan using the latest generation of machines from different manufacturers (such as GE Healthcare and Siemens).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Diagnostic
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients aged at least 18 years
- •Patient having had a preliminary clinical examination:
- •eligible patients must present an increased level of troponin I (>laboratory threshold) associated with at least one of the 3 following criteria: i) prolonged chest pain > 10 minutes; ii) recent viral infectious illness <7 days; iii) patients without any history of coronary disease and/or free of cardiovascular risk factors
- •Patient's written informed consent.
排除标准
- •Iodine contrast allergy
- •Severe renal impairment (GFR < 45 ml/min)
- •Patient status: insufficient patient cooperation or dyspnea or hemodynamic instability with inability to hold a 8-10 seconds breath hold
- •Pregnant women
- •History of coronary artery disease
- •Contra indications to MRI
- •Patient under guardianship or trusteeship
- •Non affiliation to social security or CMU (beneficiary or assignee)
研究组 & 干预措施
Spectral cardiac CT scan
All patients will undergo cardiac CT scan with spectral mode acquisition
干预措施: Spectral cardiac CT scan (Procedure)
结局指标
主要结局
Diagnosis of acute myocarditis using spectral cardiac CT scan
时间窗: 72 hours
The test under study is the spectral cardiac CT scan. Diagnosis of acute myocarditis using spectral cardiac CT scan will be based on the presence of a contrast enhancement involving the subepicardial layers of the myocardial.
次要结局
- Radiation dose delivered in spectral cardiac CT scan(72 hours)