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Attempts at plaque vulnerability quantification with magnetic resonance imaging using non-contrast T1-weighted technique pilot study (AQUAMARINE Pilot Survey)

Not Applicable
Conditions
Coronary artery disease
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000003567
Lead Sponsor
ational Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients scheduled to undergo PCI for evaluation of plaque during the treatment period. 2. Patients who had received PCI on the index lesion in the past where further evaluation of coronary plaque is planned. 3. Patients scheduled to undergo CABG during the treatment period. 4. Patients being treated with lipid-lowering agents(statins, fibrates, probucol, niacin, anion exchange resin, EPA, dextran sulfate sodium, and ezetimibe). 5. Patients who have allergy to pitavastatin, atorvastatin , or rosuvastatin. 6. Patients on cyclosporine therapy, and patients with liver dysfunction (AST or ALT values of >=100IU) or the following diseases considered to be associated with biliary obstruction and/or impaired hepatic function: acute hepatitis, acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, hepatic carcinoma and/or icterus. 7. Pregnant or possibly pregnant women, lactating women 8. Patients with renal dysfunction (serum creatinine >=2.0 mg/dL) or dialysis patients 9. Patients who are judged by the investigator to be not eligible for enrollment in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of coronary plaque signal intensity detected by MRI.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Correlation between baseline characteristics and coronary plaque signal intensity detected by MRI or MDCT. 2. Change from baseline to follow-up plaque density and area of plaque detected by MDCT. 3. Correlation between change in plaque signal intensity detected by MRI and change in plaque density or plaque volume detected by MDCT. 4. Correlation between change in plaque signal intensity detected by MRI and change in blood biomarkers.
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