Heart scan study for chest pain in the emergency room
Part of Heart & circulation, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests a new heart scan (MCG) that may help doctors quickly tell if chest pain is caused by a heart problem. It is done in the emergency department before the second blood test for heart damage.
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Who can take part
- You are 22 years old or older.
- You are in the emergency room with chest pain or other symptoms that might be a heart attack.
- Your doctor has calculated a HEART score of 4 or higher, which means you are at moderate or high risk.
- You have already had your first troponin blood test (a test for heart damage) and can have the scan before the second one.
- You are not having a type of heart attack called STEMI, and you do not have an irregular heartbeat (like atrial fibrillation).
- You can lie flat and still for 5 to 10 minutes, and you do not have any metal implants or devices like pacemakers that would interfere with the scan.
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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