Can eating before cardiac catheterization help? Study for heart patients
Part of Heart & circulation, Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at whether it's safe to let patients eat a light meal before a scheduled heart catheterization, instead of fasting. It aims to improve comfort and experience for people with stable chest pain or certain types of heart attacks.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled for an urgent but not high-risk heart catheterization
- You have worsening chest pain, unstable angina, or a mild-to-moderate type of heart attack (NSTEMI with GRACE score under 140)
- You do not have severe heart failure, very low blood pressure, or unstable heart rhythms
- You are not pregnant and are 18 years or older
- You are able to give your own consent
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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