Imaging agent for detecting heart artery blockages
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a new imaging agent (99mTc-EC-DG) to see if it can help doctors evaluate coronary artery disease (blockages in heart blood vessels) during a nuclear heart scan. Participation involves two stress/rest scans and a heart catheterization. It may help improve how doctors diagnose and manage coronary artery disease.
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Who can take part
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You need to have had a standard heart scan (SPECT) within the last 30 days and be scheduled for a cardiac catheterization, or have had a catheterization within 30 days and be willing to have a standard SPECT scan.
- You must be able to give informed consent (understand and agree to the study) and have no changes in your heart medications between study procedures.
- You must be able to lie still for about 30 minutes during scans.
- If you are a woman who could become pregnant, you must use effective birth control during the trial. Pregnant or nursing women cannot join.
- You may not have certain conditions like heart failure, recent bypass surgery, or a history of cancer within 5 years.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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