An interventional study of Stress Echocardiography and Coronary CT Angiography in Chest Pain, Angina and Angina Pectoris, sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 30 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-10-11.
Sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic
The purpose of this study is to determine whether stress echocardiography or computed tomography (CT) of the heart is better at diagnosing emergency room chest pain patients to select appropriate candidates for hospitalization and further work-up.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Procedure: Stress Echocardiography
Procedure: Coronary CT Angiography
Stress echocardiography will be performed once. Treadmill stress is default. Patients that cannot exercise will receive dobutamine stress with or without atropine. Definity intravenous contrast will be given when needed.
Also known as: stress echo, treadmill stress echocardiography, treadmill stress echo, exercise stress echocardiography, exercise stress echo, dobutamine stress echocardiography, dobutamine stress echo, ESE, TSE, DSE, SE
64-detector, resting EKG-gated coronary CT angiography will be performed once. Patients with elevated heart rates will be given oral and/or intravenous metoprolol. Prospective gating with reduced tube current will be default. Retrospective gating with tube current modulation will be used in patients with higher heart rates.
Also known as: Cardiac CT, Cardiac CTA, Coronary CT, Coronary CTA, Coronary Artery CT, Coronary Artery CTA, CT Angiography of the Coronary Arteries, Computed Tomography Angiography of the Coronary Arteries, CTA, CCT, CCTA
Hospital admission
Time frame: 30 days
Emergency Department length of stay
Time frame: 30 days
Hospital length of stay
Time frame: 30 days
Estimated cost of initial care
Time frame: 30 days
Repeat visits to the Emergency Department
Time frame: 30 days and 1 year
Death
Time frame: 30 days and 1 year
Non-fatal myocardial infarction
Time frame: 30 days and 1 year
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