Biomarkers in Cardiology (BIC) -4: The influence of cardiac biomarker testing on the sensitivity and specificity of stress ECG-testing in patients with coronary artery disease
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- I20I25I24Angina pectorisChronic ischaemic heart diseaseOther acute ischaemic heart diseases
- Registration Number
- DRKS00000274
- Lead Sponsor
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinCampus Virchow KlinikumMed. Klinik m. S. Kardiologie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
Patient is willing and able to give written informed consent
-Indication for ergometry for the diagnosis of cardiac ischemia:
Coronary artery disease-specific signs and symptoms and/or at least to of the following risk factors for coronary artery disease:
-Diabetes mellitus
-Arterial hypertension
-Hyperlipidemia
-Smoking
-positive family history of CAD
Exclusion Criteria
Patient is not able to conduct the study due to his/her health status
Ergometry indicated for non-CAD related reasons
Detention by law
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proof of a coronaryx stenosis in which treatment is rquired. This will be assessed by obtaining the report of the coronary angiography in case that in the follow-up the patient reports coronary angiography following the result of his stress test. Information about a coronary angiography will also be obtained via the patients GP.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method