Comparing two heart scans for detecting reduced blood flow
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares two heart imaging tests: magnetocardiography (a magnetic scan) and emission computed tomography (ECT), to see if the magnetic scan can help detect reduced blood flow to the heart. If you're already scheduled for an ECT scan, this study may help show whether the newer magnetic test works as well.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You have heart-related symptoms like chest pain that make your doctor suspect reduced blood flow to your heart (coronary heart disease or small vessel disease).
- Your doctor has already scheduled you for an emission computed tomography (ECT) scan, a type of heart imaging test.
- You do not have severe heart rhythm problems like ventricular tachycardia or a very slow heartbeat.
- You do not have serious kidney disease (eGFR below 30) or require dialysis.
- You do not have metal implants that could interfere with the magnetocardiography (MCG) scan, and you are able to lie still in the scanner.
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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