Heart artery check with new CT and camera inside arteries
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a new CT scanner (photon-counting CT) combined with a tiny camera inside the heart arteries to better see blockages. It's for people with chest pain or silent ischemia, but not for those having a big heart attack (STEMI) or with unstable conditions.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You have symptoms of a heart attack (unstable angina or NSTEMI type) or stable chest pain/silent ischemia.
- You are not having a large heart attack (STEMI) or are unstable (dangerous heart rhythms, severe heart failure).
- Your kidney function is good enough (creatinine clearance above 30, or you are on dialysis).
- You are not allergic to CT dye (or can take medicine for it).
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
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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